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In the UK 'Regulatory Investigative Powers' RIP was introduced to catch terrorists and international drug dealers. It allows government to get pretty much unlim
by pokjhnboi 16y ago
In the UK 'Regulatory Investigative Powers' RIP was introduced to catch terrorists and international drug dealers. It allows government to get pretty much unlimited snooping ability on phones, web visits, cell phone location etc.
Within a year the majority of RIP requests were from local city councils famously investigating cases of dog crap and people giving a false address to get kids into better schools.
- tedunangst 16y agoThat is certainly an interesting and uncited fact, but it hardly qualifies as evidence that forfeiture laws are almost always used against ordinary people.