Met Requests For Oyster Data At Record Levels
The number of requests from the Metropolitan Police for Oyster data have reached new highs this year, according to the Green Party
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TFL’s Peeping Tom Traffic Cam
If you value your privacy take heed of this alarming capture reported to The Register last week. Be careful if your bedroom window opens onto a main street. Your boudoir activities may well be impacting on traffic. Check out your local traffic cams here. You …
Google Street View Now Live In UK
The much-anticipated UK implementation of Google’s Streetview technology happened this morning. Follow the link, zoom in on London, and drag the yellow man icon onto the map to get a 360 degree wraparound of the chosen location. We’re finding it very difficult to post about …
Mandatory CCTV Cameras In Pubs
Image courtesy of unusualimage from the Londonist Flickr pool Britain already has one-fifth of the world’s CCTV cameras and an average person in the UK is caught on camera hundreds of times a day. And now, if police get their way, we’ll be filmed going …
Google Street View London Just Weeks Away
Seety: Good for probing back passages. But while the debate continues over privacy issues, why has no one noticed that a similar service is already freely available? Over the New Year, Google announced that its Street View technology will roll-out to London and other UK …
Watch Out Watch Out There’s a Google About
Google is out and about capturing London for the latest addition to its Street View service. These 360 degree panoramic views are already available in most major US cities, but now Google is capturing everyone and everything on the streets of London. If your’re planning …
The Nice Movement
This weekend column is brought to you by the founders of Niceties Tokens, Liz and Pete of Team Nice. 44. Neighbours So do you talk to your neighbours? Some of us do, some of us don’t. Some of us are polite but wouldn’t engage in …
