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6% of UK Citizens Think Govt. Makes a Clear Argument for Draft Data Communications Bill
Oct 31, 2012Only 6%of UK citizens think the government has made a clear and compelling argument for the Draft Data Communications Bill,a survey has revealed. In contrast,71%of more than 1,800 adults polled said they do not trust that the data will be ...
Tags: draft Data Communications Bill, survey, online services, legislation
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Draft Data Communications Bill,Aimed at Authorities to Spy on Electronic Communications
Oct 17, 2012The UK’s Draft Data Communications Bill – aimed at making it easier for authorities to spy on electronic communications – will be ineffective against terror, says the Information Commissioner’s Office. Information ...
Tags: Draft Communications Bill, electronic communications, Wales, encrypt
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Prospect of Encryption Renders Data Bill Redundant
Oct 12, 2012The UK's Draft Data Communications Bill–aimed at making it easier for authorities to spy on electronic communications–will be useless and quite dangerous if enacted,says Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales. "It will force many ...
Tags: UK, Draft Data Communications Bill, electronic communications
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UK Has Fewer Internet Freedoms Than Seven Other Countries
Sep 27, 2012The UK has fewer internet freedoms than seven other countries, including Estonia and the Philippines, according to a report by Washington-based NGO Freedom House. The ranking is based on digital freedoms, such as access to the internet ...
Tags: internet freedoms, NGO, digital freedoms, Draft Data
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Police Across Europe Could Soon Find Themselves Monitoring Facebook,Google and Twitter
Sep 24, 2012Police across Europe could soon find themselves monitoring Facebook,Google and Twitter for content related to terrorism. A leaked report about a"Clean IT"initiative by the European Union(EU)revealed the plan for police officers ...
Tags: EU, monitor web, police, Wikipedia
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US Collects Data on Its Citizens, According to Former NSA Official Bill Binney
Sep 17, 2012The US is collecting huge amounts of data on its citizens, according to former National Security Agency (NSA) official Bill Binney. While at the NSA, Binney led the development of secret software he now believes is being used to carry out ...
Tags: NSA, Bill Binney, secret software, illegal data
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Jimmy Wales Said Wikipedia Would Encrypt All Its Connections to The UK
Sep 6, 2012Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has slammed as"technologically incompetent"the Draft Data Communications Bill,which will make it easier for security and police services to spy on e-mails,phone calls and internet activity of UK citizens. ...
Tags: Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, slams draft communications data bill, ISPs