Yes They’re Spying On UK Citizens
May 24th, 2010 | By Keelan Balderson | Category: Big Brother, Breaking NewsA report from The Guardian today revealed that more than 8,500 covert surveillance operations on members of the public have been carried out by 372 local authorities in Britain in the past two years, yet 4.5% cases result in prosecution and the research shows that the vast majority were concluded without anything substantial being discovered.
The report continues:
The survey found that councils in England, Wales and Scotland had used their powers to spy on their own employees. In Darlington they checked up on their car parking, in Exeter on their working times, and in Hammersmith and Fulham on their sick pay claims. In Liverpool, they spied on wardens employed to spot crime.
More than a dozen councils have used their Ripa powers to catch pet owners whose dogs are fouling the pavements. A further five mounted covert surveillance operations to enforce smoking bans. In Bromley the council even spied on a charity shop to see if people were “fly-tipping” their donations at the door.
Although the new face on the same government have said they’ll pull back the reins of the Big Brother state, only time will tell if they’re just spewing political rhetoric.
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government scum the lot of’em