Protest Against New Video Surveillance: Demonstration in the Evening in Vienna

A planned amendment to the road traffic regulations, which would make video surveillance in public spaces easier, is driving the data protection advocates from epicenter.works and Amnesty International to the streets on Thursday. They are calling for a demonstration in downtown Vienna at 5 PM. Under "the pretext of traffic calming," "the comprehensive video surveillance of Austria's city centers" is being legalized, they criticize.

Demonstration in Downtown Vienna in the Evening

The review period for the proposed law ends tomorrow, Friday. The draft law lacks "any data protection" and allows "real-time access by the police to the planned video surveillance," according to the demonstration organizers.

The responsible Minister of Transport, Peter Hanke (SPÖ), unlike his predecessor Leonore Gewessler (Greens), has not provided for data protection for demonstrations in his draft. Unlike in the draft of the previous government, real-time access for the police is now not excluded, and more than just the license plate of vehicles may be stored.

(APA/Red)

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