Tag: government surveillance
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Mass surveillance for national security does conflict with EU privacy rights, court advisor suggests
Written by Natasha Lomas on Techcrunch.
“If the Court agrees with the [Advocate general]’s opinion, then unlawful bulk surveillance schemes, including one operated by the UK, will be reined in.”
Tagged with: mass surveillance, government surveillance, privacy.
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How ICE Picks Its Targets in the Surveillance Age
Written by McKenzie Funk on The New York Times Magazine.
“For decades, the overriding objective of American business and government has been to remove friction from the tracking system, by linking networks, by speeding connections, by eliminating barriers. But friction is the only thing that has ever made privacy, let alone obscurity, possible. If there’s no friction, if we can all be profiled instantly and intimately, then there’s nothing to stop any of our neighbors from being targeted — nothing, that is, except our priorities.”
A long, sickening, read.
Read ‘How ICE Picks Its Targets in the Surveillance Age’ on the The New York Times Magazine site.
Tagged with: surveillance, government surveillance, ICE.
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Tethered Beings
This week the Ind.ie roundup returns with a big one. Great news on the UK surveillance legislation front, and lots of corporation news.
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