Local councils can conduct surveillance on residents living in their borough to spy on dog-walkers or those loitering around.
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London: Britain’s local councils were given permission to conduct surveillance on residents living in their borough to spy on dog-walkers, those feeding pigeons or throwing garbage incorrectly.
The 2,800 covert surveillance operations over five years emerged on Monday as part of a mass freedom of information request by the Liberal Democrat party, The Times reports.
As many as 186 local authorities — two-thirds of the 283 that responded — used the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act to gather evidence via listening devices, cameras and private detectives.
( Source : PTI )
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