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Councils warned over spying laws
by Dave Keating | June 23, 2008 at 12:43 am | 151 views | 2 comments | 12 recommendations
Councils in the UK, where CCTV (security) cameras have become a ubiquitous presence, have been urged to stop using the devices for trivial purposes. Offenses such as littering and dog fouling should not, under the recomendations, be enforced using the cameras.
Councils in England have been urged to review the way they use surveillance powers to investigate suspected crime.
Under laws brought in to help fight terrorism, councils can access phone and e-mail records and use surveillance to detect or stop a criminal offence.
But Local Government Association chairman Sir Simon Milton has written to councils warning overzealous use of the powers could alienate the public.
They should not be used for "trivial offences" such as dog fouling, he adds.
Concerns have been raised about the way some councils have used the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act.
June 23, 2008 at 12:43 am by Dave Keating, 151 views, 2 comments
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at 04:52 on June 23rd, 2008
Dave Keating, this is important stuff.
I heard on the news recently that Oxford - where I live - is one of the most CCTVed' cities in England. That made me really uncomfortable. I'm not a fan of Big Brother.
at 06:59 on June 23rd, 2008
Dave Keating, I like this story. It's good stuff.