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Privacy and surveillance
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Spy cops assured immunity at Pitchford Inquiry
Former undercover police officers giving evidence to the 'spy cops' Pitchford Inquiry will not face retrospective misconduct proceedings
Scottish councils still ‘misusing’ surveillance powers
Councils across Scotland are failing to implement surveillance laws properly, according to inspection reports obtained by The Ferret.
Spy cop seeks immunity from misconduct proceedings
Former undercover policeman Mark Kennedy tells Pitchford Inquiry that he is seeking immunity from misconduct proceedings.
Police Scotland to dump millions of ANPR records over privacy fears
Police Scotland confirm plans to delete half a billion historic ANPR records that are not linked to criminal activity... once they've worked out how.
Mobile phone firms secretly help government deploy spy technology
Mobile phone firms have been criticised for letting government agencies exploit weaknesses in their networks rather than taking steps to secure customer data.
Scottish Government urged to obtain fake names of spy cops
Key witness at Pitchford inquiry asks Scottish Government to obtain aliases used by undercover Met Police officers.
Scots police had access to GCHQ spy programme
The Ferret publishes classified documents revealing Scots police accessed top secret GCHQ spy programme.
Police chief leading Operation Herne ‘unfit’ for role
The policeman leading a probe into the undercover policing scandal at the Met Police is 'unfit' for the role, say campaigners.
Prisoners outwit £1.2m mobile phone blocking technology
Calls for a privacy probe after Scottish Prison Service is first UK agency to admit using controversial phone blocking technology.