Intelligence agencies and police in the United Kingdom have been secretly using unauthorized techniques to eradicate what they defined as online “safe spaces,” where criminals, terrorists, and paedophiles are believed to hide. In 2015, the U.K. government proposed legislation to make these techniques lawful, and ultimately passe...
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Privacy, especially online, is under unceasing threat of being compromised by criminals and government officials — so the defense of civil liberties must evolve along with technology. Big Brother Watch, an Atlas Network partner organization founded in 2009 to raise awareness regarding threats to civil liberties and expanding sta...
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Working toward a free society can often seem like an uphill battle, but that struggle is shared by Atlas Network partners across the globe. They all have valuable ideas and proven strategies for success to learn and to share with each other. Think Tank MBA (TTMBA), Atlas Network’s flagship training program within Atlas Leadershi...
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New technologies are continually emerging that provide new challenges to the intersection of privacy and government. London-based Atlas Network partner Big Brother Watch works toward “exposing the true scale of the surveillance state by challenging the policies which threaten our privacy, our freedoms and our civil liberties.” A...
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