> I toured the council CCTV office where I live, and was impressed by the fact (well, claim) that it was operated by council employees, not police officers (seemed true), and that the police could ask them to look out for things or for footage, but any kind of operational use by the police required high-level authorisation (the reverse wasn't true; as the parent indicates, the CCTV operators can and do alert the police to crimes and direct them to the perpetrators.)
> That reassured me it couldn't at that point be used as a dragnet.
Who gave you the tour? How do you know those procedures are followed? Is there any reliable oversight on what they actually do?
There are many cases of procedures like that not being followed. In fact, most organizations I've worked in, in any field, have a difficult time following procedures.
> That reassured me it couldn't at that point be used as a dragnet.
Who gave you the tour? How do you know those procedures are followed? Is there any reliable oversight on what they actually do?
There are many cases of procedures like that not being followed. In fact, most organizations I've worked in, in any field, have a difficult time following procedures.