Electronic surveillance

UK ANPR systems are one of the ‘world’s biggest surveillance systems’

When dealing surveillance systems the majority of people imagines skilled hackers that break their computers or communication lines in order to spy on specific targets.

The situation is quite different, we are surrounded by a number of systems that collect an impressive amount of data that could be used to spy on us.

If you are a Briton for example, you have to know that in your country there is a widespread use of automatic number plate recognition systems (ANPR). These systems are used by the UK law enforcement and are considered one of the largest surveillance systems in the world. The principal problem related to the use of the automatic number plate recognition systems is the absence of a legal framework that regulate its usage.