Big Brother Watch: The State of Civil Liberties in Britain - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1849540446 ISBN 13 : 9781849540445

Editeur : Biteback Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

The debate about our DNA database, the largest per capita in the world, has dominated headlines throughout the last few years. Britain has more CCTV cameras than any other country in the world, and even more are being installed - including in private homes, facing out into the street. With the Intercept Modernisation Programme, the current government plans to record details of every telephone call made and e-mail sent by people in the United Kingdom. A database of households, is set to be compiled for health and safetyA" reasons, is planned by the NHS. The Independent Safeguarding Authority continues to plan a compulsory register of all those who regularly come into contact with children - perhaps a third of adults in the country. Stop-and-Search powers under the Terrorism Act are argued about as photographers are arrested for taking photographs of public buildings. Data chips in our bins monitor our domestic waste. Despite a temporary retreat on their compulsory status, identity cards (and, more importantly, the database behind them) remain with us. What is the future for civil liberties in modern Britain? Big Brother Watch brings together a collection of essays by experts in fields affected by the increasingly authoritarian nature of British culture - in a country so illiberal it's almost as if normal life is becoming unlawful.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Alex Deane is the Director of Big Brother Watch, a campaign from the founders of the TaxPayers' Alliance, fighting intrusions on privacy and protecting liberties. A barrister and journalist, he was formerly David Cameron's chief of staff.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Biteback Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1849540446
• ISBN 13: 9781849540445
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Éditeur: Deane Alexander
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible