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A snooper’s charterWednesday August 3, 2011The sheer volume of private data available to public bodies means that much will fall into the wrong hands, as is being shown by the hacking scandal. Eamonn Butler argues that the state’s power to snoop on us goes too far. |
The National Curriculum: reading, writing and … biometricsThursday April 8, 2010Schools are not under a legal duty to consult parents before collecting biometric data, writes Karen McTigue, which means your child could be fingerprinted or iris-scanned without your knowledge |
Huge fall in number of crimes caught on CCTVTuesday January 5, 2010Figures released under Freedom of Information show 71 per cent fall in number of crimes “in which CCTV was involved” |
Eye spy: who's watching who?Monday March 3, 2008The Metropolitan Police want us to report anything suspicious. Cause for concern or perfectly normal, asks Nick Williams |
Smile, you're on state-run candid cameraFriday February 15, 2008Surveillance cameras, listening devices, satellite images and smart cards. How alarming is that, asks Eamonn Butler. |
How did Britain become a Stasi state?Thursday February 7, 2008Britain used to be proud of its freedoms, writes Stephen Glover. What is going on today was unthinkable 30 years ago |