Britian To Track Every Car Trip

Using a network of thousands of CCTV cameras which will be able to read license plates, Britain will be first country to monitor every car journey on all motorways and main roads. Data will be stored for two years.

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December 23, 2005, 7:00 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"Using a network of cameras that can automatically read every passing number plate, the plan is to build a huge database of vehicle movements so that the police and security services can analyse any journey a driver has made over several years.

...The network will incorporate thousands of existing CCTV cameras which are being converted to read number plates automatically night and day to provide 24/7 coverage of all motorways and main roads, as well as towns, cities, ports and petrol-station forecourts."

FULL STORY: Britain will be first country to monitor every car journey

Thursday, December 22, 2005 in The Independent (UK)

Government / Politics Transportation United Kingdom

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