Archive for the ‘Big mad database’ Category
The central communications database
Written by Alix Mortimer on 6th November 2008 – 6:02 pmMore detail has emerged on the technical reality of the government’s plan to store data on every email and internet transaction in the UK. The Independent has the story:
Internet “black boxes” will be used to collect every email and web visit in the UK under the Government’s plans for a giant “big brother” database, The [...]
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Opinion: First they came for the Icelanders
Written by Richard Huzzey on 25th October 2008 – 10:12 pmGordon Brown, earlier this month, used anti-terrorism legislation to freeze Icelandic assets in Britain, in response to their government failing to guarantee British deposits in their faltering banks. My links with Iceland begin and end with the purchase of frozen foods from that nation’s commercial namesake. But it still troubles me deeply. We should be [...]
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Government minister: we may still introduce the big, mad database
Written by The Voice on 17th July 2008 – 6:03 pmCoruscating criticism from the Information Commission of the idea of putting together a huge new database of all our emails, mobile calls and internet use hasn’t put Labour off the idea.
Instead government minister Lord West has told Parliament that, “it is very early days as to where we go on this.” In other words - [...]
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The Government wants to know who you’ve been speaking to
Written by Mark Pack on 14th July 2008 – 8:52 amIt looks like the Government’s plans to keep tabs on everyone’s mobile phone calls and email messages are moving on a little. As the BBC reports:
Government plans to collect more data on mobile phone calls and internet usage have been further criticised as an attack on civil liberties.
The government is considering a new system which [...]
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LDV Campaign: stop the big, mad database
Written by The Voice on 4th June 2008 – 10:49 amYou may have seen the news that the Home Office is thinking of putting together a database of every phone call and email in the UK.
Well, don’t get angry - get campaigning! We’ve decided this is a good topic for The Voice’s first campaign, but a campaign is only as good as its participants, which is where [...]
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