Privacy campaigners claim increasing numbers of councils are gearing up for "pay as you throw" rubbish charges by installing microchips in wheelie bins.
The Big Brother Watch group says its survey found 68 UK authorities with the technology at their disposal - up from 42 last year - with chips in 2.6m bins.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8550929.stm
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Ibrahim Hasan
Solicitor and Trainer
www.informationlaw.org.uk
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