The dustbin Stasi: Half of councils use anti-terror laws to watch people putting rubbish out on the wrong day
Tags: surveillance
Received:: December 9, 2008 | Category:: rorret
source:Daily Mail
More than half of town halls admit using anti-terror laws to spy on families suspected of putting their rubbish out on the wrong day.
Their tactics include putting secret cameras in tin cans, on lamp posts and even in the homes of ‘friendly’ residents.
The local authorities admitted that one of their main aims was to catch householders who put their bins out early.
The shocking way in which the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act - an anti-terror law - is being used was revealed through freedom of information requests made by the Daily Mail.