[peteretep]

    > There are countless examples of CCTV abuse in the UK

OK, but you've linked to a paper on CCTV operators being bored and ineffective, a list of papers discussing the moral implications, and finally a 16-year-old piece that claims to have substantiated some of the public's concerns.

That feels quite a long way from "countless examples".

[DanBC]

Councils routinely abuse powers under RIPA. Such abuses include spying on families the check whether they live in catchment areas for schools; whether they live in an area where they're claiming parking permits; checking whether people are throwing non-recyclables into recycling bins; etc etc.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/8868757/Council...

(That article kind of misses the point of RIPA - councils always did that kind of snooping, but now they're required to work so a standard and are somewhat accountable.)

[johnlong]

"spying on families the check whether they live in catchment areas for schools; whether they live in an area where they're claiming parking permits; checking whether people are throwing non-recyclables into recycling bins"

People doing any of those things are absolute assholes and I'm really thankful councils are using CCTV to try to catch them.