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After more than 20 years and millions of cameras, UK’s first attempt to regulate CCTV cameras may be too little too late.
The avian influenza strain of bird flu is thought to spread across continents via wild migratory birds.
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Functional early warning systems help countries respond to a disease before it spreads.
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Government agencies and contractors are now less trusting of their workers, and keeping a much closer eye on them, both on and off the job.
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The public must prepare to stand up for a free press, and against online censorship and surveillance.
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Are we seeing Orwell’s dystopian vision of 1984 coming to fruition?
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The Snooper’s Charter has cleared parliament, but there might still be a way to stop the government collecting all our internet histories.
Many people wanted to virtually join the protest.
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While online action alone can’t solve a problem, it can be a very useful tool to mobilize people and focus attention on a crucial issue.
A Queensland police officer models the body-worn camera.
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Body-worn cameras may seem to be a boost for policing and criminal justice, but they raise a host of issues around admissibility, privacy and fairrness.
CCTV footage is often seen to be decisive – an authoritative and objective witness that can tell us ‘what really happened’.
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While potentially helpful in resolving extraordinary cases, an over-reliance on CCTV images to tell ‘the truth’ risks perpetuating certain myths regarding violence against women.
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The dark web is often used for illegal activity and because of the way it’s structured, it’s hard to police.
The next level of big data is about incentivising ‘appropriate’ activities.
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Data surveillance has become increasingly invasive and its scope has broadened.
Thomas Cromwell, a man who definitely knew what you did last summer.
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Look back centuries ago and you’ll find the same obsessive secrecy, and the same justifications, as seen today.
Tracking what you stop to pay attention to and what you ‘don’t see’ can tell us a lot about what might be going on inside your mind.
Eye-tracking technology helps us understand how people interact with their environment. This can improve policy and design, but can also be a tool for surveillance and control.
It’s a cat and mouse game that could put our online privacy and security at risk.
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As governments look to new ways to step up surveillance, hackers find new ways to subvert it. Is there a way to end this cat and mouse game, described as a crypto-war?
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Theresa May has been the longest-serving home secretary since the 19th century, but her tenure is distinctive for other reasons, too.
Who will get their hands on your personal data?
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Will the Lords give the Investigatory Powers Bill the scrutiny it deserves?
New research shows how we can track and even anticipate terrorists’ movements using social media.
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The UK government’s move to electronically track criminals on parole shows how wearable technology can become a virtual prison.
Facebook stalking.
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Social media can make us mistrustful and paranoid.
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Many praise the internet as a democratizing force. But with online spaces replacing physical public squares as places for debate, what do we risk losing?