Robert Winnett reports: Almost 20,000 council workers now have the right to enter people’s private homes without a warrant or police escort, new research has disclosed. The average local authority has 47 employees authorised to enter private homes, although some councils have hundreds of such inspectors. The Home Office recently admitted that 1,043 different laws…
Category: Surveillance
TSA Security Directive SD-1544–09-06
Over on The Volokh Conspiracy, Randy Barnett has posted a TSA security directive that was implemented on December 25, following the failed terrorist attack over Detroit. The directive seems to be circulating on the web, but I have not yet been able to confirm that this is, indeed, an official TSA directive because it is…
New Restrictions For Air Travelers After Christmas Day Bombing Attempt New Restrictions For Air Travelers After Christmas Day Bombing Attempt
Joshua Freed and Joan Lowy report: Extra pat-downs before boarding. No getting up for the last hour of the flight. More bomb-sniffing dogs. Airports worldwide tightened security a day after a passenger tried to light some kind of explosive on a flight into Detroit. The Transportation Security Administration wouldn’t say exactly what it was doing…
UK: Telecom firms criticise plan for ‘Stasi’-like checks on every phone call and email
Jonathan Petre and Tom Harper report: Telecoms firms have accused the Government of acting like the East German Stasi over plans to force them to store the details of every phone call for at least a year. Under the proposals, the details of every email sent and website visited will also be recorded to help…