{"id":574741,"date":"2010-05-21T11:51:52","date_gmt":"2010-05-21T15:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/?p=43628"},"modified":"2010-05-21T11:51:52","modified_gmt":"2010-05-21T15:51:52","slug":"new-uk-govt-to-curb-cctv-scrap-id-cards-help-open-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/574741","title":{"rendered":"New UK govt to curb CCTV, scrap ID cards, help open source"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"syndicated-attribution\">Via <a href=http:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/new-uk-govt-to-curb-cctv-scrap-id-cards-help-open-source.html>Prison Planet.com \u00bb Prison Planet<\/p>\n<p>Nate Anderson <a href=\"http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/tech-policy\/news\/2010\/05\/new-uk-govt-to-curb-cctv-scrap-id-cards-help-open-source.ars?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss\"><br \/>\nArs Technica<\/a><br \/>\nFriday, May 21, 2010<\/p>\n<p>The Britain of today is watched constantly by CCTV cameras, is preparing for  a national ID card, slaps a &#8220;crown copyright&#8221; on most government data, and can  now censor websites and eventually boot people off the Internet.<\/p>\n<p>According to the new Liberal Democrat\/Tory  coalition government, that&#8217;s all about to change. The coalition today released  its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.direct.gov.uk\/prod_consum_dg\/groups\/dg_digitalassets\/@dg\/@en\/documents\/digitalasset\/dg_187876.pdf\">unified  policy statement<\/a> (PDF), and for techies and privacy advocates, there&#8217;s lots  to like.<\/p>\n<p><!--page 1--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We will scrap the ID card scheme, the National Identity register and the  ContactPoint database, and halt the next generation of biometric passports.<\/li>\n<li>We will outlaw the fingerprinting of children at school without parental  permission.<\/li>\n<li>We will adopt the protections of the Scottish model for the DNA database.<\/li>\n<li>We will review libel laws to protect freedom of speech.<\/li>\n<li>We will further regulate CCTV.<\/li>\n<li>We will end the storage of internet and e-mail records without good reason.<\/li>\n<li>We will create a level playing field for open-source software and will  enable large ICT projects to be split into smaller components.<\/li>\n<li>We will create a new &#8220;right to data&#8221; so that government-held datasets can be  requested and used by the public, and then published on a regular basis.<\/li>\n<li>We will introduce measures to ensure the rapid roll-out of superfast  broadband across the country. We will ensure that BT and other infrastructure  providers allow the use of their assets to deliver such broadband, and we will  seek to introduce superfast broadband in remote areas at the same time as in  more populated areas. If necessary, we will consider using the part of the TV  license fee that is supporting the digital switchover to fund broadband in areas  that the market alone will not reach.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That last bit about broadband is a change from current Labour policies, which  proposed a (hugely unpopular) 50p per month tax on broadband connections to help  fund universal broadband infrastructure. The new proposal draws that money from  the already-existing TV license fee.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the Lib Dems have separately pledged  to roll back the worst excesses of the recent <a href=\"http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/tech-policy\/news\/2010\/04\/digital-economy-bill-passes-in-the-uk.ars\">Digital  Economy bill<\/a> that brought Web censorship and possible Internet disconnection  to the UK. At a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/technology\/broadband\/7741670\/Lib-Dems-seek-changes-to-Digital-Economy-Act.html\">party  conference over the weekend<\/a>, they asked ministers to &#8220;take all possible  steps to ensure the repeal of those sections of the Digital Economy Act 2010  which are inconsistent with the policy motion &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.libdems.org.uk\/policy_motions_detail.aspx?pPK=e22de4e4-eebf-41b6-b671-11669fe9c81d&amp;title=Emergency_Motion%3A_Freedom%2C_Creativity_and_the_Internet_-_carried\">Freedom,  creativity and the internet<\/a>&#8216;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/tech-policy\/news\/2010\/05\/new-uk-govt-to-curb-cctv-scrap-id-cards-help-open-source.ars?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss\">Full story here.<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"crp_related\">\n<h3>Related Posts:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nw0.eu\/clegg-digital-economy-bill-was-a-%e2%80%9cstitch-up%e2%80%9d.html\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"crp_title\">Clegg: Digital Economy Bill was a \u201cstitch-up\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nw0.eu\/julius-caesar-of-the-internet.html\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"crp_title\">Julius Caesar of the Internet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nw0.eu\/biometric-cash-machine-lands-in-europe.html\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"crp_title\">Biometric cash machine lands in Europe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nw0.eu\/uk-conservatives-abandon-promises-do-u-turn-on-green-fascism.html\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"crp_title\">UK Conservatives Abandon Promises, Do U-Turn On Green Fascism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nw0.eu\/cameron-declares-himself-a-liberal-and-a-tory-%e2%80%93-and-then-adds-prominent-labour-pair-to-his-team.html\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"crp_title\">Cameron declares himself a Liberal AND a Tory \u2013 and then adds prominent Labour pair to his team<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Via Prison Planet.com \u00bb Prison Planet Nate Anderson Ars Technica Friday, May 21, 2010 The Britain of today is watched constantly by CCTV cameras, is preparing for a national ID card, slaps a &#8220;crown copyright&#8221; on most government data, and can now censor websites and eventually boot people off the Internet. 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