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MPs want to revive the snooper's charter. Here's why it's still a terrible idea
By Carrie Marshall published
Gary Marshall Tech firms and security officials slam Communications Data Bill as costly and ineffective.
Google Glass: say goodbye to your privacy
By Carrie Marshall published
Gary Marshall We get angry when politicians propose new surveillance, but when Google comes up with something frightening the debate focuses on whether we'll look like dorks.
David Cameron doesn't need your emails
By Carrie Marshall published
Gary Marshall The police want greater powers to monitor our online communications to fight terrorism. Unfortunately "terrorists" include peaceful protesters and old men.
Turn an old laptop into a CCTV camera
By Graham Morrison published
Tutorial We're going to use your laptop's underused webcam as a CCTV for stuff you'd like to keep an eye on, like the garage door or your rare Barry Manilow records.
New Japanese TVs record viewers' emotions
By Adam Hartley published
New Japanese TVs are being developed that are able to watch the viewer and measure their emotional response to what they are seeing on the screen.
Government's Big Brother web plan still on
By Marc Chacksfield published
A proposed monitoring of the UK's electronic data is set to go through, despite an overwhelming majority opposed to the idea when it was put into consultation.
Pirate Party slams surveillance Britain
By Adam Hartley published
The newly-formed Pirate Party UK wants to see sweeping changes to Britain's copyright and patenting laws, as well as promoting freedom from excessive electronic surveillance.
Government wants more CCTV cameras in homes
By Adam Hartley published
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 week.
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