14th April 2012
Big Brother Continues to Grow
Last week the story broke that the Government of the UK was planning on bringing in legislation that would enable the security services, including the police and GCHQ (the national security surveillance centre), to access detailed information of times, dates and participants of all and any internet and mobile phone communications.
15th May 2011
Watching...Police Buy Sophisticated Surveillance Software
Reports came out last week that the Metropolitan Police have purchased software that is able to build up a record of your movements and enable profiling and tracking of almost anyone without their knowledge.
28th October 2010
Birmingham Spy Network – Going, but Questions Remain
In what has become a profound embarrassment to the Home Office and the police, the “spy ring” of cameras that were to monitor all persons within predominately Muslim neighbourhoods is to be dismantled.
22nd October 2010
Coalition Revives Internet Spying
In a disappointing further U-turn on civil liberties, the coalition Government has announced that it will be seeking to revive the storage of internet communications of every person in the UK.
1st October 2010
Use of Spy Drones To Become Widespread
The use of unmanned aircraft to spy on the people of the UK is set to become widespread, it appears, as the Guardian has reported on a procurement document released by the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca).
18th August 2010
Political Activists Monitored in Europe Wide Surveillance
The UK is part of a Europe-wide surveillance programme initiated against a wide-variety of political activists.
An EU scheme, which is being co-ordinated by Europol, an EU law enforcement agency, has been approved.
7th August 2010
Criticism Over Closure of Children’s Database
The prominent children’s charity, the NSPCC, has severely criticised the Government over the closure of ContactPoint, the central database which held the details of every child in Britain.
26th June 2010
Police Still Monitoring Peaceful Protesters
In a telling report featured in the Guardian, it has transpired that the police are continuing to monitor peaceful and law-abiding political activists, labelling them as “domestic extremists”.
29th May 2010
ID Cards To Be Scrapped, But Not For Foreign Nationals
Theresa May, the new Home Secretary, has announced that the legislation which will scrap ID cards and the accompanying National Identity Register will be the first bill to pass through Parliament.
18th February 2010
Intrusive Spying Has Only Brought One Arrest, and That Illegally
The expansion of spy drones, used to keep a watchful eye on the public, has now brought an arrest, yet there are serious concerns that the police themselves violated the law.
28th January 2010
Kent Police Involved in Development of Spy Drones
Kent police are leading a Government-backed consortium looking into the production and deployment of spy drones over the UK.
The unmanned aircraft, being developed by BAE, are said to be based on spying technology used in war zones.
