Road Pricing IS a step to Big Brother

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Wed 18 Jul 2007 12:25
Road Pricing IS a step to Big Brother - madf
You think the Government is lying over road Pricing intentions...Now you know it's true.. and of course we have been lied to.. again.. (change .. open and trustworthy government... cow excrement)

"A Home Office document accidentally released suggests police should be given instant access to cameras which monitor congestion and road charging. "

"But internal documents mistakenly circulated around Westminster by the Home Office contain details of a more wide-ranging plan to track journeys throughout England and Wales.

An annotated draft of Mr McNulty's statement revealed the development of the scheme over the past few months and the opposition mounted by the Department for Transport.

Petition fears

The electronic document revealed that the controversy level of the plan was rated "high" by civil servants.

One Home Office official wrote: "Civil rights groups and privacy campaigners may condemn this as further evidence of an encroaching 'big brother' approach to policing and security, particularly in the light of the recent e-petition on road-pricing.

"Conversely, there may be surprise that the data collected by the congestion charge cameras is not already used for national security purposes and may lead to criticism that the matter is yet to be resolved."

The document noted that the Department for Transport had "expressed concern about the potential for adverse publicity relating to... plans for local roads pricing". "

news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6903902.stm


madf

already being discussed elsewhere.... PG
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