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STEED
08-02-08, 08:56 AM
Islington council is being accused of a massive invasion of privacy after it admitted sifting through the rubbish of around 1,000 homes to find out how much people were recycling.The council says permissions is not required and was therefore not sought, but the Labour MP for Islington South and Finsbury, Emily Thornberry, said it was "absolutely outrageous and completely unjustified".
She continued: "They said they didn't need permission. It's extremely arrogant. I'm concerned about the intrusion into people's private lives.
"It's a civil liberties issue. They should be engaging the public rather than spying on them."
A council spokesman tried to reassure residents, saying: "The operatives involved in the sorting were waste professionals acting under a strict code of conduct which included the possibility of finding items of a personal nature such as confidential paperwork."

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/politics/20080801/tpl-council-sifted-through-peoples-bins-81c5b50.html


It will not be long now when the Councils invite themselves in to your home and see how Green you are. :huh:
Platapus
08-02-08, 09:12 AM
Although it is a crappy thing to do, I do agree that a person does not have a reasonable expectation of privacy with their trash.

Afterall, by throwing it in the waste, you are proclaiming that you don't want this stuff any more.

This is why I shred everything sensitive.
Kapitan
08-02-08, 10:02 AM
I have a bloody good methord for sorting this out ive got a really nice powerful air rifle sitting beside my bed im sure they wont start argueing if thats halfway up thier anus's
STEED
08-02-08, 04:08 PM
I have a bloody good methord for sorting this out ive got a really nice powerful air rifle sitting beside my bed im sure they wont start argueing if thats halfway up thier anus's

Very direct there Kap. :huh:
mrbeast
08-02-08, 04:39 PM
This was an investigation into the types of rubbish being collected generally to see what type of material is being sent to landfill and how much more of it could be recycled," he said.

"Again, rubbish is not looked at individually or records taken or kept of what relates to an individual address. Confidentiality is taken very seriously."

http://www.politics.co.uk/news/opinion-former-index/legal-and-constitutional/council-caught-sifting-through-peoples-bins-$1234410.htm

Sounds like this was more of a general info gathering exercise rather than a snooping one albeit a poorly handled one.
Kapitan
08-02-08, 05:18 PM
I have a bloody good methord for sorting this out ive got a really nice powerful air rifle sitting beside my bed im sure they wont start argueing if thats halfway up thier anus's

Very direct there Kap. :huh:

Remember i used to work for them they will try every trick in the book to get you even old laws that were made way way back.

Be careful with them always try and outsmart them.