Constitutional Court overturns ruling regarding data from police road cameras

The Constitutional Court has overturned a ruling for which the Supreme Administrative Court was given the Big Brother award last week. According to the invalidated verdict the tax office had the right to request data from road cameras operated by the police in a disputed case relating to suspected tax evasion.  The police system was primarily intended to help find stolen cars, investigate crimes and combat terrorism. The tax authorities requested the records as evidence when checking logbook entries for tax deductions. Jan Vobořil, director of Iuridicum Remedium which hands out the Big Brother awards, said that, by its decision, the Supreme Administrative Court had opened the way for further extensive intrusions into citizens' privacy.