Lords say surveillance society erodes foundations of UK: “ Shift in character of life comes under fire The House of Lords Constitution Committee has warned that increasing use of surveillance by the government and private…
ACLU Demands Eavesdropping, Torture Memos From White House: “The American Civil Liberties Union asked the Obama administration to disclose internal memos providing the legal framework for President George W. Bush’s position on warrantless surveillance and…
NSA whistleblower: Warrantless wiretaps targeted journos: “ Door to room 641A cracked open Russell Tice has dropped another bombshell. More than two years after he leaked the existence of the NSA’s warrantless wiretapping program to…
Facebook-based privacy campaign to spam Wacky Jacqui: “ 10 for effort, 0 for irony appreciation More than 3,000 people have agreed to protest against the privacy threat from the government’s forthcoming consultation on communications data……
U.S. Surveillance Society Running Rampant: “The U.S. government has doled out about $300 million in grants to local governments that have used the money to create a nationwide surveillance society filled with electronic cameras. The…
CPS denies support for überdatabase: “ Starmer pleads innocent The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has clarified comments by the UK’s top prosecutor, denying that he supports proposals for a centralised warehouse of private communications data.……
New e-mail law ‘is an attack on civil liberties’: “Upcoming rules that force internet companies to hold details of every e-mail sent in Britain are a waste of money and an attack on privacy, according…
Confusion reigns ahead of comms überdatabase debate: “ Disentangling IMP from the EU Analysis Jacqui Smith will soon begin one of the Home Office’s famed consultation exercises on new systems demanded by spy chiefs to…
Home Office denies remote snooping plan: “ No change to police rules…yet The Home Office has denied it has made any change to rules governing how police can remotely snoop on people’s computers.… “ (Via…
Police set to step up hacking of home PCs – Times Online From The Sunday Times, January 4, 2009 Police set to step up hacking of home PCs David Leppard THE Home Office has quietly…