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:: Thursday, November 08, 2007 ::

CCTV

Some time ago I found a thread on the Hijack board containing a copied and pasted story about someone getting into trouble with the police for taking photographs of CCTV cameras around Waterloo station. I was intrigued, but at the time couldn't find the original source or substantiate the story in any way, so didn't post it here.

I googled it again today and found the original Indymedia article from Feb of this year. It makes for interesting reading and if you read down through the comments you'll find the author has updated it as he's found out more information about the legal situation. It boils down to this:

"You can take photographs at [railway] stations provided you do not sell them. However, you are not allowed to take photographs of security related equipment, such as CCTV cameras."
[network rail]


Worth knowing. However, that doesn't justify the behaviour of the community support officer as alleged in the story.

Labels: Law, Photography, Secuirty

:: Dan 8.11.07 [Arc] [0 comments] ::
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