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A golden opportunity to test Obama pledge on open government

Mick Meaney March 29, 2009 18

IT is said to be the most impregnable vault on Earth: built out of granite, sealed behind a 22-tonne door, located on a US military base and watched over day and night by army

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Free Expression Assault Continues at UN Human Rights Council

Mick Meaney March 29, 2009 0

Freedom House condemns the UN Human Rights Council for undermining the universal right to freedom of expression by once again passing a resolution that urges members to adopt laws outlawing criticism of religions. The

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New Labour’s dream is a surveillance state nightmare

Mick Meaney March 29, 2009 0

The Networker There’s a delicious moment in Alastair Beaton’s satirical film, The Trial of Tony Blair, in which the former prime minister is finally arrested for war crimes on a warrant from the international

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Wired editor: Google has us all in its web

Mick Meaney March 29, 2009 3

Google’s new Street View service – which displays 360-degree photographs of streetscapes in 25 British towns – has made it a challenge getting pages proof-read in the Wired offices this week. First, we spot

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