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Experts: Press threatened by cybersnooping

Government cybersurveillance poses threat to freedom of the press Read more

5 October, 2000 by Will Knight
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Berners-Lee says no to internet 'snooping

The inventor of the World Wide Web has criticised internet service providers and third parties that intercept web traffic Read more

11 March, 2009 by Tom Espiner

EU Council agrees to Internet snooping proposals

The proposal could see all voice and data traffic stored for up to seven years, but its critics hope it will be blocked by the European Parliament Read more

28 June, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

Tories plan to block Internet snooping Bill

The Conservative party adds its voice to mounting criticism of the government's digital snooping bill. Read more

9 March, 2000 by Will Knight

Internet 'Snooping Bill' fails human rights audit

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23 March, 2000 by Joey Gardiner

Hushmail backs UK anti-snooping effort

Privacy groups team up to combat UK Internet snooping law Read more

1 November, 2000 by Will Knight

Lords humiliates the government on RIP

The government suffers another embarrassing defeat over its Internet snooping bill Wednesday as the Lords votes to include two amendments recommended... Read more

13 July, 2000 by Jane Wakefield
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...tool for safe and secure private viewing. Protect all data traffic from Internet snooping. This 100% Java client supports most Internet protocols plus SOCKS4 and... Read more

30 August, 2004

Straw blames 'naive' libertarians for weak encryption laws

...Straw has attacked what he calls "naive" civil liberty groups for opposing Internet snooping laws which could, he believes, have prevented the horrendous terrorist attacks... Read more

2 October, 2001 by Wendy McAuliffe

A Year Ago: RIP gets roasting from former government adviser

The government's beleaguered Internet snooping bill looks shaky Monday as ex-government adviser and Institute of... Read more

12 June, 2001 by Jane Wakefield

Labour wins tech policy poll

...push through the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) bill -- which massively increases Internet snooping capabilities -- did not go down well with industry claiming it was... Read more

7 June, 2001 by Jane Wakefield

Tories pledge to boost broadband and e-commerce

...it describes as a stealth tax on entrepreneurs; and to review the Internet snooping Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act. In its document, Common Sense for... Read more

17 April, 2001 by Jane Wakefield

Smart chips get under our skin

...movements. It would certainly make all the current RIP-based plans for Internet snooping appear costly and technically complicated way in comparison. Some privacy advocates... Read more

23 January, 2001 by Jane Wakefield

Jack Straw tipped for top cybersnoop award

...a "Big Brother" award from civil liberty groups following his introduction of Internet snooping regulations in the UK this year. The awards, currently in their... Read more

30 November, 2000 by Will Knight

70's technology could thwart RIP bill

...and cryptographic technologies could signal the death blow to the government's Internet snooping plans, according to Liberal Democrat MP Richard Allan. Allan has warned... Read more

29 June, 2000 by Jane Wakefield and Will Knight

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