Privacy experts shocked as Hobart council agrees to beam live CCTV footage into police station

Sharing livestream from 330 council-operated cameras with force via ‘portal’ in Hobart police station labelled ‘a massive intrusion on rights’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice in Hobart have been granted real-time access to footage from hundreds of city council CCTV cameras in a move labelled “a massive intrusion on rights” by the Australian Privacy Foundation.The CCTV partnership between Tasmania police and the City of Hobart was announced on Thursday but has been operating secretly for weeks.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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