Monthly Archives: April 2012

Scrambling for safety?

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

This afternoon I was at ‘Scrambling for Safety’ – a fascinating conference, focussing on the proposed ‘Communications Capabilities Development Programme’, aptly if not entirely accurately dubbed the ‘snoopers’ charter’ by the media. The conference was organised by Privacy International, the … Continue reading →

Posted in data protection, data retention, government, Privacy, Privacy International, surveillance | 9 Comments

Doin’ it for the kids?

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

I was watching CBBC with my daughter this morning – waiting for the wonderful Horrible Histories to begin – when on came ‘Newsround’, the children’s news programme. On it there was a short item that sent chills down my spine: … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting, Privacy | 16 Comments

The politics of privacy

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

Why is it that despite what looks like very strong public hostility, together with a powerful media opposition, the proposed UK government surveillance programme, the Communications Capabilities Development Programme (a description of which can be found on the Open Rights Group … Continue reading →

Posted in data retention, government, Human Rights, Internet, Nick Clegg, Privacy, Privacy International, surveillance, Uncategorized | 7 Comments

If you build it, they will come…

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

The proposed new surveillance programme – the Communications Capabilities Development Programme - in the UK has many disturbing aspects – from the whole idea that ‘security’ justifies almost any infringement of privacy to the re-emergence of the fundamentally flawed ‘if you’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in data retention, Human Rights, Internet, Vulnerability | 5 Comments

Why does the government always get it wrong?

Posted on April 1, 2012 by

Why is digital policy so bad? The most recent pronouncement from the UK government – reinstating in an updated and worsened way the idea of near-universal surveillance of emails, texts, phone calls and web-browsing – is horrific in many ways … Continue reading →

Posted in Copyright, Digital Economy Act, Piracy, Privacy | 35 Comments