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Most of the CCTV cameras are privately owned by businesses, shops and the like. They're not all joined up. If the police want to see what has been on them, they
by Torn 17y ago
Most of the CCTV cameras are privately owned by businesses, shops and the like. They're not all joined up. If the police want to see what has been on them, they need to go in and ask with a warrant.
On the other hand, councils etc have been shown to be abusing the permissions in RIPA to snoop on relatively minor offences so some concern is justified.
- pmjordan 17y agoThe difference to other countries is that you don't need permission to set up a camera overlooking land not owned by you, which is what has caused this massive proliferation. Whether the cameras are privately or publicly owned is irrelevant - the executive can gain access to the recordings fairly easily.