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Draft Communications Bill reveals Home Office's mass surveillance plans going ahead - but government remains tongue-tied about how technology will actually work

14th June 2012

… on the bill. Dr Gus Hosein, Executive Director of Privacy International, said: "In the UK, we've historically … fundamentally change the relationship between citizen and state, and their relationship with their internet and mobile …

Content type: Press release

Leaked Liberal Democrat internal briefing on new government surveillance plans reveals MPs being misled on key issues

2nd April 2012

… expand government surveillance was today passed to Privacy International. The document contains significant … fudges, errors and prevarications include: The briefing states: "There will be no weakening of current safeguards … named, specific and time-limited warrants". The briefing states: "We believe these safeguards to be in place already …