Council snoops at it again

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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."

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It will not be long now when the Councils invite themselves in to your home and see how Green you are.