"Alasdair" wrote in message
news:jdkg249i93lnvtocencb5j7rudufvvnuqk@4ax.com...
>A friend of mine is thinking of setting up a covert surveillence
> company and hiring his services and equipment to local authorities,
> universities, parks etc. The idea is that he will buy video cameras
> and disguise them as clumps of heather etc. The cameras will be
> switched on by sensing movement and will (hopefully) catch people fly
> tipping, shooting grouse, illegal fishing, stealing etc.
>
> I understand the relevant legislation is the Regulation of
> Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) and he wonders what hoops he will have
> to jump through to set up his business.
>
> --
> Alasdair.
>
He's a few years too late! It's been done for years and he will have a hard
time
building a reputation.
Send him to this newsgroup so we can answer his questions directly. He must
have
a computer!
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