Nik Williams is project manager of Scottish PEN
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWriters silenced by surveillance: self-censorship in the age of big dataWe asked Scottish writers how online surveillance has impacted on their work. The answers we got were shocking
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Published in: digitaLibertiesThe Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled against the UK government, but will they listen?The court has ruled that the indiscriminate retention of electronic communications data by governments is incompatible with a modern democracy. But what will this mean following the Brexit vote?
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Published in: digitaLibertiesWhat we talk about when we (can’t) talk about mass surveillanceAs the UK's draft Investigatory Powers Bill makes its way towards being made law, we need to say something now. If we are not careful, when we do open our mouths, a jail cell may be waiting.
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Published in: digitaLibertiesThe cost of silence: mass surveillance & self-censorshipThe true impact of mass surveillance on media freedom can be felt in the moments when writers hesitate to conduct internet searches. With every pause, there will be something missed, something underreported, an opportunity to question lost.