Other people know more about you than ever before. Do you want them to? Or does so much surveillance keep you safe? How do we ensure that the authorities know lots about the bad people and leave the good people alone?
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Why we posted this: Here’s a clear expression of one of the arguments against CCTV: that it doesn’t work. Is that an alternative to the worried view (put by David Davis) that camera surveillance erodes liberty? More »
Themes: Campaigning / Privacy / Rights. Posted by Paul Seaman on June 28th, 2008
Why we posted this: family breakdown is a serious problem in the UK. But when Fathers-4-Justice invade people’s privacy they remind us that openness can backfire. More »
Themes: Campaigning / Politics / Privacy / Rights. Posted by Paul Seaman on June 14th, 2008
Why we posted this: It’s a sharp reminder of the dilemma of modern communications technology. More »
Themes: Money / Privacy. Posted by Richard D North on June 10th, 2008
Why we posted this: We are learning a lot about how our online activities can be monitored. For much of the time, this may suit many users. How come? We ought to know, surely? More »
Themes: Media / Money / Privacy / Rights. Posted by Richard D North on June 10th, 2008
Why we posted this: Employers can increasingly snoop on their employees. Is Microsoft wicked to profit from the trend? Where’s the dividing line between protecting their bottom line, and invading the privacy of those who work for them? More »
Themes: Media / Money / Privacy / Rights / The Good Corporation. Posted by Andrew Holland on May 8th, 2008
Why we posted this: “CCTV a fiasco” is an obvious enough headline for this story. Read on, and the message is the reverse. It seems that CCTV needs to be worked harder with cleverer technology and then it should deprive more criminals of their anonymity. More »
Themes: Media / Privacy / Rights. Posted by Andrew Holland on May 8th, 2008
Why we posted this: Here’s an oddly unsettling story in which – on the face of it – UK police seemed to place far too much faith in the word of store staff and too little on the evidence of their own eyes as they check out a suspect. More »
Themes: Money / Privacy / Rights / The Good Corporation. Posted by Andrew Holland on April 26th, 2008
Why we posted this: Fathers-4-Justice is a high profile campaign. It encapsulates much that is wrong with modern-day protesters. More »
Themes: Campaigning / Politics / Privacy / Rights. Posted by Paul Seaman on April 10th, 2008