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The UK has its own network of Flock-style AI cameras. So where’s the outrage? (www.thebureauinvestigates.com)
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[–] 2 points 1 day ago* (1 child)

ANPR is just any camera with OCR targeted at reg plates.

Police ANPR queries the Law Enforcement Data System, which contains data such as the car history, owner details, stolen cars, and persons of interest.

Commercial ANPR queries the organisation’s proprietary database and also the publicly available DVLA data to gather the name and address of the owner.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago

    Awesome, that's pretty much what I thought.

    Just for clarity though, does the commercial ANPR automatically provide data to police, or is that data only available upon a lawful request with a court order?

    Also, the article mentions data being kept for a year. Is this a requirement for commercial ANPR?

    I'll also add that requests to the public DVLA database are only lawful if they have actual need to request that information, eg to send a ticket for a breach in parking terms. They can't access the name and address linked to every plate that drives by the camera.

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