A new super-database being built for the police represents a “grave” risk to privacy, a leading human rights group has said.
Liberty claims the government is glossing over concerns that the database, the largest built for British law enforcement, threatens civil liberties. The group fears it gives massive power to the state at the expense of millions of Britons.
The Home Office has had consultation meetings with groups and experts concerned about privacy ahead of the super-database becoming operational later this year. Liberty said it has quit them in protest, damaging government hopes of neutralizing civil liberties concerns.
Hannah Couchman, of Liberty, said: “Having enormous amounts of our personal information held on this super-database represents a grave threat to our privacy. While the collection of a few pieces of personal data can seem innocuous, combining it with other information can create an intrusive personal profile. (The Guardian, October 1, 2018)
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The above article from the Guardian expresses a concern about a UK system, but these surveillance databases exist everywhere. See the post concerning the Joint Analytic Real-time Virtual Information Sharing System (JARVISS) in the United States. A system being used to collect information about you today.
How would you feel if some government employee in a basement office somewhere was keeping files hidden about you on a government computer network?
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