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Ministers call for torture inquiry
Parliament’s Joint Human Rights Committee has called for an independent inquiry into allegations that the British Government was complicit in acts of torturing terror suspects. The cross-party group of MPs and peers examined details
Read More »Government plans to install CCTV in 20,000 homes
Adam Hartley The UK Government’s Children’s Secretary Ed Balls has announced a controversial new CCTV monitoring scheme, in which thousands of problem families are to be monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a
Read More »Internet firms condemn “unwarranted” invasion of people’s privacy
A proposal to allow Cheltenham listening post GCHQ to monitor any email, phone call or website visit of people in the UK has been condemned by internet firms. The London Internet Exchange, which represents
Read More »Privacy Breaches By ID Card Staff
Nine staff have been sacked from their local authority jobs for snooping on personal records of celebrities and personal acquaintances held on the core database of the government’s National Identity Scheme. Mark Ballard They
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