The surveillance state

raw story has a rundown on the leaps and bounds the uk has taken with regard to abolishing a citizen's right to privacy... it's chilling... read it...

[Privacy International's Gus Hosein said] that, with respect to privacy in the democratic world, “whatever bad policy is out there, Britain does it worse.”

here's a graphic from privacy international, showing the leading surveillance societies in the world... (click on graphic for full-size image...)



Leading surveillance societies in the EU and the World

in the leading category of "endemic surveillance societies":

China, Malaysia, Russia, Singapore, and the United Kingdom

in the next category of "extensive surveillance societies":

United States

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