David Baker reports: The mastermind behind the ‘neighbourhood champions’ scheme has defended the idea – after it was given the stamp of approval at a cabinet meeting last week. At the meeting on Thursday, last week, Councillor Susan Hall dismissed claims the proposal was akin to spying and insisted the idea would be a success….
Category: Surveillance
UK Health Department to Require Snooping Into Private Homes
If Croydon council’s placement of CCTV cameras inside private homes to monitor unsuspecting people outside on the street creeps you out, read on, because your UK home is no longer your castle and government intrusiveness is running amok… Joe Wolverton, II reports: Just when they thought they could not be under more surveillance or monitored…
Secret CCTV cameras INSIDE people’s homes spy on neighbours outside
CCTV cameras are being fitted inside family homes by council ‘snoopers’ to spy on neighbours in the street outside, it was revealed today. The £1,000 security cameras have been placed inside properties but are trained on the streets to gather evidence of anti-social behaviour. Each device is linked to a laptop computer and accessible online…
EU and US Officials Examine Safe Harbor, Cross Border Data Flow and Privacy
From EPIC.org: Officials from the United States and the European Union are meeting in Washington this week to review “Safe Harbor,” a framework that allows the processing of data on EU citizens by US firms without traditional legal protections. Safe Harbor has been challenged by the European Parliament and questioned by academic experts. The Federal…