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UK Surveillance Society 'danger to individual liberty' Andrew Thomas The House of Lords Constitution Committee, currently investigating surveillance and data collection in the UK, will today (Wednesday) hear evidence from Richard Thomas, the Information Commissioner, and his deputy Jonathan Bamford. Thomas has repeatedly drawn attention to the rise of what he has dubbed the 'surveillance society' and the dangers it poses to individual liberty. He will also be questioned on how effective he feels Parliamentary scrutiny is in protecting the individual from unnecessary intrusion on their privacy by the state. The Lords' Constitution Committee has been investigating surveillance and data collection since April this year and will publish its final report next summer. More here
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