Judging by the extremely limited list (TWO) of sponsors so far at:
http://www.camerawatch.org.uk/aboutus.html
it seems to be an organisation with great aims - some wide-reaching PR
for its cause, and little else - so far.
I wonder whether the statement
" ... that the vast majority of CCTV is used incorrectly and could
potentially be inadmissible in court."
might be a (very slight) misprint for:-
" ... that the vast majority of CCTV if used incorrectly and could
potentially be inadmissible in court."
Only one letter changed so cant make a big difference...(!)
BoB Waixel.
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Tim Turner wrote:
> I think everything you need to know is in the following sentence from
> the article:
> "A new national advisory body for the industry, CameraWatch, which has
> the backing of the police and the Information Commissioner’s Office,
> claimed yesterday that the vast majority of CCTV is used incorrectly
> and could potentially be inadmissible in court."
> So someone is setting up a new organisation and needs some publicity,
> they have the backing of the ICO for the organisation but not
> necessarily the specific comments, and finally the vast majority of
> CCTV "could potentially" be inadmissible, but could equally be
> entirely admissible, it all depends. It's a sweeping statement with
> assumption rather than evidence to back it up. I think either
> CameraWatch could be accused of hyperbole, or the Times has hyped it
> up, or it's a bit of both.
>
> Tim Turner
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> Dear All,
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> While the topic may not be data protection, wonder what you thought of
> the following article. I am not aware of the reasons why the CCTV is
> now considered illegal. Does this relate to data protection issues?
>
> The following is taken from today's (31 May)Times
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> NEARLY ALL CCTV CAMERAS ARE ILLEGAL
> Ninety per cent of Britain's 14.2m CCTV cameras may be failing to
> comply with the law, according to the new national advisory body for
> the industry. The body claimed yesterday that the vast majority of
> CCTV is used incorrectly and recordings could therefore potentially be
> inadmissible in court.
> Times p.33
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> Best regards,
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> Lawrence Serewicz
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