Google Street breaks UK Anti Terrorism laws
In a recent update to section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000, which states that a person commits an offence if ‘he collects or makes a record of information of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism…’ adding: ‘ “record” includes a photographic or electronic record’.
“Section 76 expands on this, turning into a criminal anyone who ‘publishes or communicates’ any information about a member of the armed forces or a police officer which is ‘of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism…’
So not wanting to break the law I decide not to publish the pictures that Google took of Policmen, or Police cars or even the cars parked in a Police station with an off duty Police officer getting into a car and the number plate clearly shown. but what happens if we do have a terrorist attack and it’s proven that Google street view was used by terrorists ??
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James 1522 days ago
“but what happens if we do have a terrorist attack and it’s proven that Google street view was used by terrorists ??”
I dunno… I guess we should treat them in the same way as we’d treat Microsoft for supplying the software that the terrorists used to plan the attacks and Nokia for supplying the mobile phones that the terrorists used to co-ordinate and communicate with each other?
I think there’s a hell of a lot of overblown rhetoric flying about at the moment regarding Street View. Some of it understandable, a lot of it unfair, IMO.
ian 1522 days ago
Most things break the terrorism act. Possessing information that could be of use to a terrorist, for example. So that means a train timetable.
Andy Blackburn 1522 days ago
“A person commits an offence if ‘he collects or makes a record of information of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism…’”
I know how to load and fire a gun… does that make me guilty of the above?
Jordan 1522 days ago
I don’t know but I’m going to get in there and enjoy a virtual tour of UK before Simon Davies gets his way and Street View for UK is shut down.
DaveN 1522 days ago
IMO streetview wont go away but will have a few edited areas .. I think that Google have to take some responsibility ( which Imo they are ) in making sure that privacy is upheld. If you see a off duty policeman in his uniform getting in to his car stand and take photos of him,.. see what happens lol
blk 1521 days ago
http://www.blackhat-seo.com“what happens if we do have a terrorist attack and it’s proven that Google street view was used by terrorists?”
Perhaps government gets more access to Google data.
Amelia Vargo 1521 days ago
I agree with James here.
stephent 1519 days ago
http://www.callisti.co.ukThe very act of being a policeman or soldier, living the life, carrying out instructions, looking the part, etc. communicates information to people about what you do, when you do it and what you stand for.
Does this legislation mean that the off-duty policeman getting into a car is criminalised because he is allowing his image to appear in the visible spectrum of electromagnetic radiation, allowing cameras and human eyes to see him, thereby communicating his identity, whereabouts and activities?
Or is this an unintentional accident of existing?