Since the introduction of truck tolls on German motorways, eight Federal States have also used the toll cameras to collect vehicle data for comparison with police searches. Not so quick decided three motorists from Hesse and Schleswig-Holstein who took their case to the Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe, which today ruled in their favour stating that the data collection was against the German Grundgesetz.
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Why is this the case? Well, as the motorists felt that as profiles of vehicle movements could be created without any prior suspicion, this could be a restriction on personal freedoms. Read the official English translation of the Basic Law here (PDF).

The eight affected Federal States are: Hessen, Schleswig-Holstein, Bavaria, Bremen, Brandenburg, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Rheinland-Pfalz
Baden-Wüttemberg was due to introduce such data collection this summer.

Tageschau.de

Does this mean that Red Ken should be worried about his tax scam in London?

Not unless Germany is thinking of trying to take over London again!

Was thinking more about the European Courts route.

How about throwing in speeding cameras whilst they're at it?

Speed cameras only collect your data in the case of a confirmed suspicion of committing a crime or whatever the wording was which makes it allowable - if you're not under suspicion of committing a crime (i.e. speeding) then your car number plate won't be imaged.

Face it, you'll just have to slow down.

And Bavaria has been reporting as saying that they won't have to repeal their law since they delete any irrelevant data immediately... which sounds like they're going to end up in the court on that one as unless it is instantaneously deleted (in which case, why not just not collect/save it at all?) then it sounds like they're directly contradicting this ruling.

sounds like another strike to me!!!

If you've done nout wrong, then there's nothing to worry about !
It doesn't bother me what statistical data they collect about my car and movements.
Speed cameras get up my nose, but then, one should adhere to the speed limits, then no probs.

only if you believe that the government currently is and will under all circumstances forever remain a benevolent one.

everyone I spoke with about this topic thought I was just cookin' up some conspiracy theory as to why the government did not release the contract behind the TOLL GATE. It can obviously do more than they led onto.

I am sure that the finanzamt is just licking their chops to get their fingers on this data.