Councils are continuing to use RIPA to investigate petty incidents, despite growing outrage about these activities.
The latest event is in Poole where the council used RIPA to spy on people shell fishing
“Poole council used a covert surveillance team to gather evidence of shellfish being illegally gathered in Poole Harbour, Dorset.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1952551/Anti-terror-law-used-to-snoop-on-fishermen.html
Damn those pesky kids with their crab lines and nets!