http://www.itproportal.com/portal/news/ ... motorists/Police Building Giant Photo Database Of UK Motorists05 April, 2010, by ITProPortal Staff
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According to new police documents, the photographs of innocent motorists and their first seat companions are being taken by a massive network of cameras all over the country, which runs on the automatic numberplate recognition (ANPR) technology that is used by the police to track vehicle movement.
However, the discovery of a secret police data base has left UK citizens in an uproar as they feel that their personal space is being violated by the police.
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