> Dr Yvette Maker, the co-author of a recent Tasmania Law Reform Institute report, has previously said: “Currently there is no comprehensive privacy regulation in Tasmania. Rather, privacy protection is fragmented across different laws that protect different types of privacy in different specific circumstances.”
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> The institute argues Tasmanian laws should be reformed “as much as possible [to] be consistent with those of the commonwealth and states”.
debbycanty on
Privacy experts may be shocked but I am not surprized at all.
>Reynolds said the CCTV cameras weren’t aimed “into private spaces” and would help protect “public safety and public order”.
You know this framing I don’t actually hate.
>“You need transparency, accountability and openness for something so intrusive and oppressive,” he said. “This is a massive intrusion on rights you would only do with a desperate need.”
But yeah, as this person puts it, if they want a scheme like this they need to be open about it. Running it in secret for weeks? That’s already enough to make me confident they can’t be trusted with it. What’s to stop a cop using the footage to stalk an ex-partner? Just like the QLD Police had someone use the COVID QR Codes to do so?
They might’ve been able to convince me it’s a good idea if they’d asked permission instead of forgiveness, but instead they’ve openly said they’ve been spying on citizens secretly for weeks, and will continue to do so henceforth.
ARX7 on
“Privacy experts” the Australian privacy foundation look to be about one tinfoil hat away from the cookers.
I’d also note that federal privacy laws apply to all states so it was a but odd to call for tas to bring theirs in line…
BullShatStats on
City of Sydney Council has been live-feeding CCTV footage to NSW Police City of Sydney LAC stations for about twenty years now.
Remember when we were promised the location data from the Covid contact tracing app would not be used by police and yet they prosecuted people using that as evidence?
AncientExplanation67 on
Knowing Tasmanian councils, how much of a kickback from the police is the HCC getting for allowing this?
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> Dr Yvette Maker, the co-author of a recent Tasmania Law Reform Institute report, has previously said: “Currently there is no comprehensive privacy regulation in Tasmania. Rather, privacy protection is fragmented across different laws that protect different types of privacy in different specific circumstances.”
>
> The institute argues Tasmanian laws should be reformed “as much as possible [to] be consistent with those of the commonwealth and states”.
Privacy experts may be shocked but I am not surprized at all.
>The CCTV partnership between [Tasmania](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/tasmania) police and the City of Hobart was announced on Thursday but has been operating secretly for weeks.
Don’t love **that.**
>Reynolds said the CCTV cameras weren’t aimed “into private spaces” and would help protect “public safety and public order”.
You know this framing I don’t actually hate.
>“You need transparency, accountability and openness for something so intrusive and oppressive,” he said. “This is a massive intrusion on rights you would only do with a desperate need.”
But yeah, as this person puts it, if they want a scheme like this they need to be open about it. Running it in secret for weeks? That’s already enough to make me confident they can’t be trusted with it. What’s to stop a cop using the footage to stalk an ex-partner? Just like the QLD Police had someone use the COVID QR Codes to do so?
They might’ve been able to convince me it’s a good idea if they’d asked permission instead of forgiveness, but instead they’ve openly said they’ve been spying on citizens secretly for weeks, and will continue to do so henceforth.
“Privacy experts” the Australian privacy foundation look to be about one tinfoil hat away from the cookers.
I’d also note that federal privacy laws apply to all states so it was a but odd to call for tas to bring theirs in line…
City of Sydney Council has been live-feeding CCTV footage to NSW Police City of Sydney LAC stations for about twenty years now.
https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/public-health-safety-programs/street-safety-cameras
Never trust the police with privacy.
Remember when we were promised the location data from the Covid contact tracing app would not be used by police and yet they prosecuted people using that as evidence?
Knowing Tasmanian councils, how much of a kickback from the police is the HCC getting for allowing this?