Comments on: Practical congestion pricing http://www.harryrclarke.com/2010/02/05/practical-congestion-pricing/ On economics, politics & other things Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:34:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: hc http://www.harryrclarke.com/2010/02/05/practical-congestion-pricing/comment-page-1/#comment-10351 hc Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:25:46 +0000 http://www.harryrclarke.com/?p=2738#comment-10351 Robert, Privacy is a major concern in all actual current and proposed road pricing systems. In all that I am aware of the data concerning where and when you travelled is never stored by a government agency. If you are using an in-vehicle transponder then the data is stored there and it is your property. All the government observes is a debit when you travel and there are high standards of privacy even here - in the Singaporean case banking transfer information is destroyed within usually 24 hours. The only way you may wish to reveal your travel data is if you wish to challenge a charge or penalty for non-payment. In most cases you don't need to provide information regarding a challenge for non-compliance since the authority must provide photographic evidence of that. Privacy is a major concern and in my view it is satisfactorily dealt with. But is it so important to citizens? If you use a mobile phone a private or public firm has a record of your travel. Privacy regulation generally protects people from having this information abused. Robert, Privacy is a major concern in all actual current and proposed road pricing systems. In all that I am aware of the data concerning where and when you travelled is never stored by a government agency. If you are using an in-vehicle transponder then the data is stored there and it is your property. All the government observes is a debit when you travel and there are high standards of privacy even here – in the Singaporean case banking transfer information is destroyed within usually 24 hours. The only way you may wish to reveal your travel data is if you wish to challenge a charge or penalty for non-payment. In most cases you don’t need to provide information regarding a challenge for non-compliance since the authority must provide photographic evidence of that.

Privacy is a major concern and in my view it is satisfactorily dealt with. But is it so important to citizens? If you use a mobile phone a private or public firm has a record of your travel. Privacy regulation generally protects people from having this information abused.

]]> By: Robert Merkel http://www.harryrclarke.com/2010/02/05/practical-congestion-pricing/comment-page-1/#comment-10350 Robert Merkel Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:49 +0000 http://www.harryrclarke.com/?p=2738#comment-10350 Harry, did any of the proposals try to address privacy issues in any manner other than assuming that the government could be trusted with the data, stored for indefinite periods of time? Harry, did any of the proposals try to address privacy issues in any manner other than assuming that the government could be trusted with the data, stored for indefinite periods of time?

]]> By: conrad http://www.harryrclarke.com/2010/02/05/practical-congestion-pricing/comment-page-1/#comment-10339 conrad Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:32:22 +0000 http://www.harryrclarke.com/?p=2738#comment-10339 "I’ll write up a more complete report once my opportunities to appreciate French cuisine cease." I guess that means when you are back in Melbourne! “I’ll write up a more complete report once my opportunities to appreciate French cuisine cease.”

I guess that means when you are back in Melbourne!

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