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Viewing entries tagged with 'surveillance'

What do we lose if we lose our privacy? Becci Whitton
27 February 2015 at 09:56

Privacy is important. Privacy is not just about hiding things; it’s fundamentally about having control over who the world thinks you are. Loss of privacy can result in very real harm to individuals, ranging from embarrassment to identity theft.

Some observations on surveillance Blair Stewart
20 November 2014 at 09:21

Surveillance and privacy is a heady mix. So much has been happening in that space before and since Edward Snowden’s revelations that it can be hard to keep track of the twists and turns and to see the big picture of the issues.

Privacy Commissioner's role in oversight of GCSB John Edwards
17 September 2014 at 04:35

The current controversy about the activities of the Government Security Communications Bureau (GCSB) is inescapably about privacy. As such I, like my colleague the Inspector-General of Security and Intelligence, want to outline my role.