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'Police drowning in CCTV data': Acpo
News In February a House of Lords committee called for an end to "pervasive" surveillance in the UK. In fighting crime, mass surveillance through CCTV is... [18 May 2009]
Berners-Lee slams DPI: "We must not snoop on the internet"
News Speaking at a House of Lords event on the 20th anniversary of the invention of the world wide web, Berners-Lee said DPI was the electronic equivalent... [12 Mar 2009]
Beware - Big Brother is watching you get drunk
Comment New powers are needed to combat a culture of "pervasive" surveillance that has seen the UK become the most spied upon country in the world, the Lords said today. Finally this week, the... [10 Feb 2009]
UK is Big Brother capital of the world say Lords
News New powers are needed to combat a culture of "pervasive" surveillance that has seen the UK become the most spied upon country in the world, the Lords said today. The UK is now watched by... [06 Feb 2009]
Tech to suffer in Brown's new look Whitehall?
News There is also a science and technology committee in the House of Lords, although that committee is not likely to be affected by the governmental reorganisation. Speaking to silicon.com... [13 Jul 2007]
Compulsory ID cards for UK citizens within five years
News A late round of lobbying by Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown in Blair's absence ensured the government won the crucial votes in the House of Commons and... [14 Feb 2006]
Former US spy slams UK's ID card plans
News In an interview with silicon.com in London last week, just after the House of Lords blocked the UK's ID cards legislation, Scannell warned that a national ID card scheme would do little... [23 Jan 2006]
Leader: ID cards victory for silicon.com campaign
Leader Today represents something of a landmark day in silicon.com's ongoing ID Cards on Trial campaign following the savage defeat inflicted on the flawed legislation by peers in the House of... [17 Jan 2006]
ID cards bill in crisis after major defeat in Lords
News The government's controversial ID card plans have suffered a major defeat in the House of Lords with peers refusing to approve the bill until a detailed cost breakdown... [17 Jan 2006]
Data protection watchdog blasts ID card database
News The ID cards bill is due to begin its passage through the House of Lords next week where it is expected to get a tougher reception than it did from MPs. Just this week two separate... [28 Oct 2005]
Re:Viewing 2003 - Privacy and monitoring
News On the other hand, the government decided to put in place legislation to force communication service providers to record details of every phone call made, email sent and website visited by the public and businesses... [23 Dec 2003]
Tory peer picks up surprise privacy award
News Lord Cope, with the help of other peers like Liberal Democrat Lord McNally, pushed through a number of key amendments to the Bill during its passage through the House of... [05 Dec 2000]
Home Office drafts code of practice for Snooping
News The UK Home Office has published a draft code of practice designed to allay fears about the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Bill, currently in the House of... [10 Jul 2000]
Trades Unions call for urgent Snooping Bill clarification
News The government is due to release an amended draft of the Bill today, which will go into report stage in the House of Lords next week. Skyte hopes the controversy... [06 Jul 2000]
Anti-RIP lobby wins changes to Snooping Bill
News He told silicon.com that he would feel happier about the amendments once he heard the outcome of today's debate in the House of Lords. We have received a number... [28 Jun 2000]
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