ANPR databases

It has been revealed that an ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) database is storing driver details and images for up to two years.

The cameras feeding detailed information to the database held in Hendon, North London, have been placed in various locations across the nation and are linked to 10,000 CCTV devices. It is suspected that between 10 and 14 million details and images are being captured and stored every day, all without drivers knowledge or permission.

The civil rights group, Liberty, have threatened Police chiefs with High Court privacy action following the revelation and are looking for other drivers with similar objections. They also insist that use of ANPR has expanded dramatically in the last 18 months.

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