This clashes with Young Rewired State which is a shame as I otherwise might have been interested to come along.
My only comment is that if you're going around taking pictures of CCTV cameras (something which I hugely approve of) you're going to need to be ready to explain exactly what you're doing and why when the inevitable polite police request taps you on the shoulder... 2009/8/13 Andrew Wood <[email protected]> > Dear all, > You are invited to take part in this event in London on Saturday August > 22nd (see below). We'll be using various web based technology to collect > data for the project; it should increase transparency in the use of CCTV > surveillance. > Best wishes, Andrew Wood (Oxford) > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: CCTV: Trust & Access Research Announcement > Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:43:19 +0100 > From: Mark Lizar <[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > > > . > * > * > *Invitation to Audit The Infrastructure (PLEASE PASS ON)* > > Is surveillance actually threating our liberty? Threatening the quality > of life in Britain? Or increasing, illegally, the cost of living through > illegal parking fines from covert cameras? What is the state of digital > information rights in Britain? Is anonymity now no longer a possibility > in all contexts of your life? When is surveillance being used to profile > citizens by the council, private security, the police? > > I am conducting a research event on Saturday August 22nd to audit Trust > and Access' of CCTV systems of organisations in Hammersmith & Fulham. > The intent is to research the transparency of the state of digital > rights in Britain. > * > * > For this purpose I am actively recruiting researchers and potential > participants to take pictures of CCTV and security systems in order to > submit variations of subject access and freedom of information requests > in Hammersmith & Fulham. These are request that can use law to audit > the personal information management practices of CCTV systems and their > operators. > > *Where* > *The Old Firstation Pub* > Hammersmith Broadway on Sheppards Bush Rd > London, London W6 79L > United Kingdom > > *When* > Show up at 1:00 pm to get the research information kit, ending with a > get together in Sheppards Bush. > > To register and show your support or become an honorary researcher > *signup here* <http://www.eventbrite.com/event/401970304> > > To get more information visit the research website > > http://www.identitytrustcic.org/cctv > > *Please Pass this Invitation Onwards: * > > See the event unfold and follow this event on twitter @identitytrust > > *Some Background:* > This research is the core research for an MSc in Social Research Methods > applied to digital identity and the regulation of CCTV. This research > repeats and progresses research conducted in Hammersmith & Fulham in > 2002 by the Urban Eye project which has defined the media surrounding > CCTV surveillance in Britain used by the media. > > Prepatory research started in April 2009 into surveillance transparency > included a Freedom of Information Request submission to Hammersmith & > Fulham, in which the Borough refused and refused again on appeal, that > is has now been escalated to the Information Commissioner which brings > into question whether Hammersmith & Fulham is systematically violating > the Human Rights and The Data Protection Act. > > *How To Support This Initiative* > We are asking participants to consider donating £10.00 pounds to pay for > an access request audit as each business audit has this fee. If there > is a CCTV system you are especially concerned about please consider > donating for multiple requests for this system. > > Please also actively pass this email to card carrying journalists, the > use of surveillance is threating to create a state security subculture > that is paranoid about being surveilled. This threatens fundamental > freedoms, like the freedom of the press!! > > *Issues To Be Curious About (and worth discussing)* > > - In what way does the nature of CCTV surveillance change as these > systems become digital and networked? This needs public debate! > - The surveillance paranoia observed when people are discouraged to note > take pictures of police or security systems including CCTV needs public > debate? Does this threaten the freedom of the press, and the freedom of > assembly? > - The lack of a court order needed for councils to use CCTV surveillance > to catch people for petty crimes and bylaws! The use of Terroists law > for profiling of people in the community is an incredible surveillance > power and needs proper controls. Is this activity a violation of human > rights? > - What is the difference between CCTV crime prevention and CCTV for > crime prosecution? This requires a public debate. As one makes people > safer and one increases the threat of abuse and making people less safe. > > If anyone would like to help strengthen this initiative please feel > welcome to pitch in. > > Thank You, > > Mark Lizar > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Barcamp Transparency" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<barcamp-transparency%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/barcamp-transparency?hl=en > -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list [email protected] > Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public > -- Twitter : @cholten99
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