The Stasi could only dream of such data
Britain, the birthplace of liberalism, has become the database state
Ash, Timothy Garton
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jan/31/immigrationpolicy.politics
Date Written: 2008-02-08
Publisher: Guardian Weekly
Year Published: 2008
Resource Type: Article
As technology increases the flow of stored data about individual actions, assurances of the "right to informational self-determination" must be hard won from governments. Government surveillance of citizens has become an accepted 'counter-terrorism' measure.
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