Activists exposing poor conditions at Scottish salmon farms endured invasive surveillance orchestrated by operatives hired by ex-soldier Damian Ozenbrook. As former guide Corin Smith noted, this harassment fosters a sense of paranoia and vulnerability, especially impacting family life. The industry of private spies, encompassing diverse backgrounds, red-flags significant privacy concerns. Following their efforts to document salmon welfare in 2018, Smith and activist Don Staniford were targeted, underscoring the troubling intersection of corporate interests and personal freedoms. Their plight, linked to ongoing discussions in public inquiries about police infiltrating activist spaces, unveils unsettling truths about surveillance tactics.
This could happen to anyone. It might be happening to you and your family right now. Military types following you around with no purpose other than spying on you to try to find something in your private life that might be useful to whomever pays them.
Smith's experience reflects a broader issue of surveillance in environmental activism, raising concerns about privacy and the lengths some corporations will go to suppress criticism.
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