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Big Brother Is Taking Over Britain | The Libertarian Institute
https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/big-brother-is-taking-over-britain/
New legislation moving through the UK parliament poses a dystopian threat to privacy and freedom, writes Owen Ashworth.
“There are multiple clauses in this bill that would allow the secretary of state to override legislation and modify British data protection laws without needing a separate bill. The clauses include powers that would allow the secretary of state to add or remove what constitutes sensitive data, something the bill refers to as 'special categories data' to make it seem less worrisome.”
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/905617
https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/big-brother-is-taking-over-britain/
New legislation moving through the UK parliament poses a dystopian threat to privacy and freedom, writes Owen Ashworth.
“There are multiple clauses in this bill that would allow the secretary of state to override legislation and modify British data protection laws without needing a separate bill. The clauses include powers that would allow the secretary of state to add or remove what constitutes sensitive data, something the bill refers to as 'special categories data' to make it seem less worrisome.”
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/905617