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Category Archives: Privacy International
Snoopers’ Charter RIP?
This morning, live on air, Nick Clegg effectively said that the Communications Data Bill, the Snoopers’ Charter, was dead. I hope he’s right – and if he is, those campaigning against the bill, including pressure groups Big Brother Watch, the … Continue reading
Posted in Privacy, Privacy International, Snoopers charter, surveillance
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Internet Surveillance: a despot’s dream…
Imagine you’ve just been appointed the head of the online secret police for an oppressive dictatorship. Your leader comes to you with a worried expression. The internet bothers him, he tells you. People get to say whatever they want, to … Continue reading
Posted in Internet, Privacy, Privacy International, Snoopers charter, surveillance
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Privacy is not the enemy – rebooted…
Today, Saturday February 23rd 2013, is International Privacy Day. To mark it, I’ve done a re-boot of an old blog post: ‘Privacy is not the enemy’. The original post (which you can find here) came back in December 2011, after … Continue reading
Posted in data protection, Open Data, Privacy, Privacy International
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Big Brother is watching you…. and so are his corporate partners
Privacy advocates are spoilt for choice these days about what to complain about – privacy invasions by business, or privacy invasions by the authorities? Over the last year or so, I’ve written regularly about both – whether it be my … Continue reading
Posted in Facebook, Privacy, Privacy International, Profiling, Snoopers charter, surveillance
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Google, privacy and a new kind of lawsuit
Today is Data Privacy Day – and new lawsuit has been launched against Google in the UK – one which highlights a number of key issues. It could be very important – a ‘landmark case’ according to a report on … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, data protection, google, Privacy, Privacy International, Search Engines
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Turning the tables…
————————————————————————– Imagine you’ve just been appointed the head of the online secret police for an oppressive dictatorship. Your leader comes to you with a worried expression. The internet bothers him, he tells you. People get to say whatever they want, … Continue reading
The politics of privacy…
The news that the Lib Dems are apparently ready to ‘ditch’ the Communications Data Bill – the Snoopers Charter – will come as welcome news to privacy advocates and other supporters of civil liberties. As with too many things ‘Lib … Continue reading
Posted in Nick Clegg, Politics, Privacy, Privacy International, Snoopers charter, surveillance
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Taking a lead on privacy??
Two related stories about privacy and tracking are doing the rounds at the moment: both show the problems that companies are having in taking any sort of lead on privacy. The first is about Apple, and the much discussed recent … Continue reading
Scrambling for safety?
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
The politics of privacy
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
