Daily Archives: March 16, 2009 »
More MI5 torture claims
By politics.co.uk | A former British terrorism suspect has claimed he was tortured on behalf of MI5 in Egypt. Azhar Khan, 26, has acquired legal representation to take action against the British government, alleging
Read More »Warning over use of CCTV in pubs
The information commissioner has said pubs with no history of trouble should not be forced to install CCTV cameras. The Information Commissioner’s Office is concerned that the Policing and Crime Bill could introduce this
Read More »The Internet is at risk from ‘wiretapping’
The ever-increasing power of computers that is helping the internet to grow is also threatening its future. That was the warning delivered by Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the web, and online security specialists
Read More »New Search Tool for Mining Government Documents
New Search Engine Highlights EFF’s Transparency Efforts During Sunshine Week San Francisco – In celebration of Sunshine Week, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today launched a sophisticated search tool that allows the public to
Read More »Human rights leaders call for investigation into Gaza conflict
[JURIST] A group of 16 human rights investigators and judges “shocked to the core” by the events during the most recent Gaza conflict [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] have called for a full investigation
Read More »Calls for ID cards to be scrapped
SOUTH Derbyshire MP Mark Todd has called on the Government to abandon its plans for ID cards. Since November, ID cards have been compulsory for foreign nationals living in the UK and will become
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