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US defence deputy proposes private network shield

...as well, which could sweep in portions of the internet and raise civil liberty concerns. William Lynn has proposed extending a technological shield to private... Read more

16 February, 2011 by Declan McCullagh

ID cards scrappage bill set for December

...The Cabinet Office has disclosed the dates that its civil liberty bills should pass Parliament, including the Identity Documents Bill. A government... Read more

30 July, 2010 by Kable
Fox's Book of Martyrs 1.0

Fox's Book of Martyrs 1.0

...Calvin in the death of Michael Servetus Calvin as a friend of Civil Liberty The life of the Rev. John Fox Errors, rites, ceremonies, and... Read more

26 August, 2010

News Burst: Hooligans on the Net? Experts lash out at media

...by the National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS), the Internet Watch Foundation and civil liberty campaigners who claim that the situation is being blown out of... Read more

9 August, 1999 by Will Knight

Battle over Nazi auction site heats up

Yahoo explains why it is "technically impossible" to block access to auctions of Nazi memorabilia Read more

24 July, 2000 by Jane Wakefield

Concerns raised over plans for global wiretap

"Such a development would harm network security, result in more illegal activities, diminish users' privacy and stifle innovation" Read more

11 November, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

Anonymous posting under attack

Two recent lawsuits against anonymous contributors to Yahoo! Inc.'s financial bulletin board have intensified the stormy debate over how far free-speech protections extend to the Web. Read more

10 March, 1999 by Maria Seminerio

COPA backers slam ruling, urge appeal

Supporters of the Child Online Protection Act protested a federal judge's ruling Monday blocking its enforcement and urged the Clinton administration to appeal the decision "all the way to the Supreme Court." Read more

3 February, 1999 by Maria Seminerio

Analysis: US lawmakers in Web-regulating frenzy

Tennessee lawmakers are pushing a bill that would tag porn sites with specific domain names to warn parents of their... Read more

31 March, 1998 by Lisa M Bowman

Are ID cards a game of blind man's bluff?

...the impossibility of future governmental abuse, then no, there'll be no civil liberty issues. As for reducing crime: well, sure. For those criminals too... Read more

13 November, 2003 by Rupert Goodwins

Electronic Voting Is Audit free!

...are subjects of the queen. Got a problem with the erosion of civil liberty and the ever increasing security measures trying to poke their way... Read more

21 October, 2008

RFID to track airport passengers

...how to ensure people wear them, as well as allaying concerns over civil liberty infringements, said Brennan. He added the device is "not intended to... Read more

16 October, 2006 by Gemma Simpson

CeBIT 2006: IT industry turns to Europe

...the leisure industry and private households. But there are also privacy and civil liberty implications around RFID tagging, which will be addressed by EC commissioner... Read more

6 March, 2006 by Graeme Wearden

BT, Lycos, EU and Vorderman vie for villainy crown

...years. But ISPA hasn't suddenly gone soft. Blunkett -- who has angered civil liberty advocates through his enthusiasm for ID cards -- is being recognised for... Read more

23 December, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

Dixon of Dot Green

...care is needed. Would the Tech Specials have new powers? The usual civil liberty concerrns of part-time policing -- search, arrest, confiscation -- might seem to... Read more

2 December, 2004 by Leader

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