The Guardian
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Councils were given permission to carry out more than 55,000 days of covert surveillance over five years, including spying on people walking dogs, feeding pigeons and fly-tipping, the Guardian can reveal.


Revealed: British councils used Ripa to secretly spy on public
Local authorities used Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act to follow people, including dog walkers, over five years
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