Spying council to be investigated
Posted by Dan in Privacy, Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act at May 28th, 2008
From the BBC:
A couple were monitored for nearly three weeks by Poole Borough Council to find out if they were really living in a school catchment area.
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The council said it had carried out surveillance on 17 separate occasions under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) since 2005. The powers had been used in a number of ways, including detecting underage alcohol sales, investigating benefit claims and monitoring suspected drug dealers.
