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Communications Data Bill: Technology is making dystopia not just possible,...
The boom in surveillance technology sales is chilling free speech. We need to wake up to this reality, says Mike Harris This piece originally appeared on the Independent Blogs Wide-eyed internet...
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Communications Data Bill: Setback for UK government as “snooper’s charter”...
The coalition’s plan to store information on every citizen’s use of email, the web, and phones have been dealt a serious blow by a parliamentary committee report. Padraig Reidy reports Home Secretary...
View ArticleUK “snooper’s charter” to be redrafted
The British government’s Communications Data Bill is to be redrafted after the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said he would block the current bill. The bill, which would give government agencies...
View Article“RIOT” and the problems of life online
The Guardian today ran a front page story on tech company Raytheon’s RIOT search tool, which promises to integrate social media data to build a complete picture of people’s movements, using geotagged...
View ArticleSurveillance, security and censorship
The potential for communication brought about by the web is matched only by its potential as a surveillance tool. UN Rapporteur on free expression Frank La Rue recently announced that his next report...
View ArticleDebating digital rights at OrgCon North
Digital rights activists from around the UK met in Manchester for Open Rights Group’s first ever ORGCon North on Saturday. John Buckman, chair of the San Francisco-based Electronic Frontier Foundation...
View ArticleNick Clegg kills Snooper’s Charter – for now
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg this morning said that the Communications Data Bill — widely known as the “snooper’s charter” was “not going to happen”. Speaking on his regular “Call Clegg” slot on...
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The Queen’s speech and free speech
Today’s impressively short Queen’s Speech contained two nuggets of interest for Index readers. Firstly, there was the mention of intellectual propety: A further Bill will make it easier for businesses...
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Could “snooper’s charter” stop terror attacks?
Some UK politicians have said the murder of a soldier in Woolwich, London this week demonstrates the need for greater surveillance of communications data. But would a “snooper’s charter” really have...
View ArticleTheresa May betrays our values by banning extremists from the airwaves
Banning hate preachers from the airwaves is the wrong response Theresa May’s proposals to ban radical preachers from the airwaves and block extremist websites are illiberal, impractical and may breach...
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