Daily Archives: March 13, 2009 »

Police tactics seek to ‘intimidate people and prevent lawful dissent’

Mick Meaney March 13, 2009 1

By Linda Catt | It comes as no surprise to me to read that “Police are targeting thousands of political campaigners in surveillance operations and storing their details on a database for at least

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More calls for BT Phorm ban

Mick Meaney March 13, 2009 0

BT must be stopped from deploying technology that uses people’s personal internet communications to make money from advertisers, the government was told this week.Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer, Liberal Democrat home affairs spokeswoman, asked

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FBI Declines 2 Of 3 Information Requests

Mick Meaney March 13, 2009 0

A private study said the FBI tells two out of every three Freedom of Information Act requesters that it can’t find the records they requested.   The study by the National Security Archive, a

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Obama Administration Declares Proposed IP Treaty a ‘National Security’ Secret

Mick Meaney March 13, 2009 0

By David Kravets | President Barack Obama came into office in January promising a new era of openness. But now, like Bush before him, Obama is playing the national security card to hide details

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