Secretary Roger Warren Evans
secretary@leftrights.org.uk
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LeftRights
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Secretary Roger Warren Evans |
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SoCLA
is working within the Labour Party for the cause of Human Rights
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In all cases of electronic surveillance, there should always be a substantial public purpose (SPP) to be achieved by the installation of further equipment. There should be a strong presumption against proliferation. The erosion of personal privacy constitutes a grave threat to personal freedom, and must be minimised at every point. This deployment by the supermarkets fails to satisfy the SPP test, and should be discontinued. While such systems might well reduce shop-lifting and make stock-taking easier, these were not substantial public purposes sufficient to justify the deployment of such equipment.
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New
surveillance technology, deployed by the supermarkets to deter theft and
control stock, constitutes an unwarranted threat to personal freedom,
and should be curtailed.