Wednesday, 10 July 2013

Tel Aviv hired private eyes to investigate 13,000 residents who owe it money

The Tel Aviv municipality has contracted private investigators to probe into the business and personal affairs of more than 13,000 people who owe the city money over the past two years. These agencies provide the city with personal details of the debtors, but also with information about their spouses, family members and people they do business with, according to one agency’s reports.

Opposition councillor Sharon Luzon, of the City For All faction, accuses the municipality of infringing on its residents’ privacy and spying on them.
“This is a grave, disproportionate violation of privacy, not only of the people involved but of their family members and others, whose personal details were exposed,” Luzon says.      
Read more at : http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/tel-aviv-hired-private-eyes-to-investigate-13-000-residents-who-owe-it-money.premium-1.533929

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