Britain's House of Lords Constitution Committee released a report Friday saying that the country's use of widespread video surveillance and personal data collection pose a threat to citizens' privacy and freedom. The committee said that while such surveillance and data collection could serve legitimate law-enforcement purposes, those interests should be balanced against privacy concerns, including Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The committee also issued specific recommendations that DNA data on individuals be consolidated to the National DNA Database, and that closed-circuit television surveillance only be used under strict oversight and where it has been shown to be effective. More info: http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2009/02/uk-must-balance-surveillance-a... http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200809/ldselect/ldconst/18/18.pdf saqib http://www.capital-punishment.net --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to majordomo@metzdowd.com ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Eugen* Leitl <a href="http://leitl.org">leitl</a> http://leitl.org ______________________________________________________________ ICBM: 48.07100, 11.36820 http://www.ativel.com http://postbiota.org 8B29F6BE: 099D 78BA 2FD3 B014 B08A 7779 75B0 2443 8B29 F6BE