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Gov't spends £18m on comms surveillance
News The spokesperson also declined to comment on how Home Office proposals for a government-controlled centralised database of all citizen communications and internet usage, which caused protests from peers and civil liberties campaigners, would... [07 Aug 2008]
£18m National Identity Register deal awarded
News ID cards: Latest news ID cards face student scorn ID cards: 'Political' move, claim airport workers Warning: ID cards face fingerprint errors ID cards: The "surveillance society" risk diams... [04 Aug 2008]
Citizens use YouTube to keep gov't in check
News Citizens are used to CCTV surveillance but a parliamentary group says that cameras are being turned on governments to keep them in line. Sous-veillance" will see video sharing sites such as YouTube used by citizens to shine a spotlight on things... [31 Jul 2008]
UK officials going snoop crazy
News But a separate report by the chief surveillance commissioner, Sir Christopher Rose, criticises techniques used by local authorities for misunderstanding the concept of proportionality. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith welcomed the reports and said these... [23 Jul 2008]
Open source guru criticises Oyster software
News For the surveillance-mad government of the UK, this is like a dream come true. While disapproving of the use of Linux in the Oyster system, Stallman said there is not much that could have been done to stop Linux being used in surveillance or... [10 Jun 2008]
ID cards: The "surveillance society" risk
News The national ID card database must not be used to turn the UK into a surveillance society, MPs have warned. The Home Affairs Committee report says the ID cards scheme should not become a "surveillance tool" and demands stronger assurances about the... [09 Jun 2008]
ANPR "ring of steel" watches over Manchester
News Manchester is now protected by a "ring of steel" - a network of surveillance cameras that will log almost every car entering the city centre. The network of 15 automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras cover main approaches to the... [05 Jun 2008]
Critics attack gov't email, phone database plan
News And Jonathan Bamford, assistant information commissioner, warned in a statement: "We are sleepwalking into a surveillance society. All email, blogs, instant messaging and VoIP calls could be monitored under government proposals - but critics warn... [20 May 2008]
Heathrow 'temporarily delays' fingerprint checks
News An ICO statement said: "It is essential that before introducing new systems and technologies, which could accelerate the growth of a surveillance society, full consideration is given to minimising the impact on privacy and that data protection... [26 Mar 2008]
Army targets enemy with high-tech laser guidance
News The Surveillance System and Range Finder uses GPS, thermal imaging and a laser range finder to guide artillery and mortars in all weather, day or night. UK troops are taking charge of a state-of-the art high-tech targeting system that can pinpoint... [15 Feb 2008]
EU border checks go biometric
News The EC is also looking at creating a European Border Surveillance System with the aim of preventing unauthorised border crossings, reducing the number of illegal immigrants dying at sea and reducing cross-border crime within the EU. [14 Feb 2008]
Stress at work is a killer
News A recent survey by the Policy Studies Institute found 'Big Brother'-style electronic surveillance systems can fuel stress at work. Stress at work could be more of a pain than you think. New research shows strong evidence of a direct biological link... [23 Jan 2008]
'Big Brother IT' fuels workplace stress
News More than 12 million people are scrutinised by electronic surveillance at work causing a sharp rise in stress levels, according to a survey by the Policy Studies Institute (PSI). I guarantee that we will see more and more human rights cases as this... [08 Jan 2008]
Hillary Clinton talks tech
News Knowing where the candidates stand on high-tech topics like digital copyright, surveillance and internet taxes can be revealing. Iraq, immigration, taxes and health care probably have been the four most pressing topics of the 2008 US presidential... [03 Jan 2008]
Business warning over data security
News Speaking at a conference on the surveillance society, David Smith, deputy commissioner at the ICO, described the HMRC breach as a watershed and called on organisations to implement new safeguards to protect individuals' privacy. [11 Dec 2007]
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