Sounds like the UK is getting closer to Big Brother

Post by **r0n1n** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 4:45 am

Pretty interesting article...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/15 ... _database/

A "24x7 national vehicle movement database" that logs everything on the UK's roads and retains the data for at least two years is now being built, according to an Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) strategy document leaked to the Sunday Times. The system, which will use Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR), and will be overseen from a control centre in Hendon, London, is a sort of 'Gatso 2' network, extending. enhancing and linking existing CCTV, ANPR and speedcam systems and databases.

I like how at the end they say:

Don't worry though - if you haven't done anything wrong you've nothing to fear.

As if that's supposed to calm peoples nerves.

Post by **Don Carlos** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 8:45 am

yey...!!! >:/

Post by **Mr.Magnetichead** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 9:12 am

Use the fucking train.

Post by **4days** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 9:12 am

this was only ever a matter of time

extra-scary to see them trying to tie it into the dvla systems, which are typical of british national databases in that they're hopelessly inaccurate and far too expensive to run.

the amount of money that the uk wastes on shitty database technology is beyond a joke. it'd be cheaper and more effective to buy up a third-world country to handle our data, teach them all to read/write english, then give them 5 billion post-it notes and a really, really big fridge door.

besides, they can't start enforcing speed limits too heavily, everyone speeds, no-one in britain will get to work on time.

Post by **Don Carlos** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 9:27 am

4days wrote:
besides, they can't start enforcing speed limits too heavily, everyone speeds, no-one in britain will get to work on time.

There will be an uprising :icon4:

Post by **Eraser** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 9:27 am

They've got 15 James Bonds armed with binoculars spotting cars driving on the british roads.

Post by **seremtan** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 12:08 pm

Don Carlos wrote:
4days wrote:
besides, they can't start enforcing speed limits too heavily, everyone speeds, no-one in britain will get to work on time.
There will be an uprising :icon4:

too much 'government knows best' mentality for uprising i fear

Post by **MKJ** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 12:14 pm

i'd vote them all out

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 12:46 pm

seremtan wrote: too much 'government knows best' mentality for uprising i fear

Seems that way. Where are the outraged brits?

Post by **4days** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 12:58 pm

Massive Quasars wrote:Seems that way. Where are the outraged brits?

too busy arguing with each other.

Post by **PhoeniX** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 3:52 pm

I don't mind as such what their doing, but when it starts linking to speeding I won't be happy. I don't even speed as such, but when driving through cities you spend half the time looking at the speedo which isn't exactly safe.

Post by **Doombrain** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 4:26 pm

Mr.Magnetichead wrote:Use the fucking train.

let me just pop to the shops in a train YOU FUCKING MORON

Anyway, i think it's a good idea. Keeps all the scum bags and jippos off the road.

Post by **seremtan** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 4:45 pm

Massive Quasars wrote:
seremtan wrote: too much 'government knows best' mentality for uprising i fear
Seems that way. Where are the outraged brits?

too busy watching celebrity big brother to be bothered with real big brother