“The only way to protect freedom of speech is to keep bloody speaking.” – Harry Miller “In this country we have never had a Cheka, a Gestapo or a Stasi. We have never lived in an Orwellian society.” – Justice Julian Knowles Freedom of Speech won another battle in Britain, but one likely to enrage proponents of special rights for some at the expense of equal … [Read more...]
Britain’s Investigatory Powers Act Violates Privacy, Demands Back Door to Encryption
In late November Britain's Investigatory Powers Act 2016 became law. For many years the British government demanded information from telecommunications companies without legal basis. Britain's Home Secretary Theresa May admitted the British government has long abused section 94 of the Telecommunications Act 1984 for this exact purpose. The legal basis now exists but this … [Read more...]