In the latest of a series of frankly bizarre and unwarranted arrests, Kent Police yesterday took a 19 year old into custody. His crime? “This follows a posting on a social network site of a burning poppy,”said the police statement…. Read More ›
Big Brother Watch
A huge database containing the personal details of around eight million schoolchildren is being created without parents’ knowledge, it emerged today.
Warning over secret database featuring 8m children A new database created by Capita features the personal details of 8m schoolchildren, it has emerged. Photo: PA <!– remove the whitespace added by escenic before end of tag –> By Graeme Paton,… Read More ›
Council breached rules by setting up secret cameras in house
A council breached surveillance rules after it set up hidden cameras in a home using controversial “snooping powers”. Cambridge City Council used the powers – designed to tackle terrorism – to put secret cameras in the home of a woman… Read More ›
Creepy UK installs CCTV in School’s bathrooms
Wednesday, 12 September 2012 Over 200 UK state schools have installed cameras in bathrooms and changing rooms to monitor students, a recent surveillance survey reported. British parents will likely be shocked by the study’s findings. The survey is based on… Read More ›