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Why is CCTV Data Compliance so essential?

Fact, we live in the most heavily CCTV populated Country in the World. Fact, we have more CCTV cameras in the UK than China and China as we know is a Communist State. Fact, the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) estimates that 95% of CCTV Systems are not compliant with Data Protection Legislation. The general public are massively aware of CCTV intruding in their every day lives and with that intrusion comes an expectation that those using CCTV are doing so in a lawful and proper way. Read the rest of this entry »

The UK is to set up a Maritime Control Centre to monitor shipping after new evidence shows increased electronic traffic concerning the traffic and movement of radiological material.

The Security Minister Lord West has said the increase in piracy around the Horn of Africa and the seaborne Mumbai terror attacks has highlighted the need for such a centre.

With the proliferation of freely available shipping information we feel this is a step in the right direction. Currently anyone can get information on vessel location size cargo destination and current location based on its AIS signal.

There would be absolutely nothing preventing the targeting of such vessels in our waters. Passenger vessels including ferries and cruise liners are at risk and we know from recovered intelligence that places of public gathering are a prime target. What better target than a cruise liner with 1 or 2 thousand people aboard.

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Recent figures released show that Homicides (murder manslaughter and infanticide) fell by 125 to 648 in 2008/09 the lowest figure recorded by police in 20 years.

The main reason for this fall however is not that the streets are becoming a safer place it is a combination of medical advances and technology.

Paramedics are better trained and carry more life saving equipment than ever. They have fast cars motorbikes and helicopters at their disposal. Ambulances carry ever more equipment allowing operations to be conducted roadside in order to stabilise a casualty. The proliferation of Mobile phones and town centre CCTV are also cited as contributory in the early warning of serious incidents.

Despite this fall the figures for serious violence. Serious woundings increased from 12,531 in 1997 to 15,122 in 2007/08 There has been a sharpe rise in the number of street shootings in London by young people in a bid to “earn respect”

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