Town halls will today be banned by law from using anti-terror powers to spy on 'bin criminals' and litter louts. Home Secretary Alan Johnson says that using controversial Big Brother powers for trivial reasons is undermining... [read full story]
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Days after the European Commission threatened to take the UK to court over short-comings in the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (Ripa), the government has promised to take action to make it harder for local authorities...
Alan Johnson, War, Terrorism & Civil Disorder, Terrorism, Legislation, Counter Terrorism
