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  Liberty, Liberalism and Surveillance: a historic overview

  Written by: Richard Marshall All articles by Richard Marshall

  Written by: Quentin Skinner All articles by Quentin Skinner

  One of Britain's most distinguished political theorists on republicanism, freedom, Machiavelli, Hobbes, the...

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  Baader-Meinhof, Edward Snowden and learning the 'right' lesson

  Written by: Kevin Frech All articles by Kevin Frech

  The American government treats Edward Snowden like a member of al-Qaeda or the Baader-Meinhof Group. This violation...

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  Orwell is drowning in data: the volume problem

  Written by: Dom Shaw All articles by Dom Shaw

  In the Orwellian imagination, the fundamental flaw in state intrusion lay in overwhelming layers of bureaucracy. Dom...

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  Surveillance blowback: 
the making of the US surveillance state, 1898-2020

  Written by: Alfred W. McCoy All articles by Alfred W. McCoy

  For well over a century, what might be called ‘surveillance blowback’ from America’s wars has ensured the creation...

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  What have I got to fear, if you've got something to hide?

  Written by: JD Taylor All articles by JD Taylor

  Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The recent surveillance leaks in Britain show a regime that is...

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  What can we say? On Prism, the Snooper's Charter, whistleblowers, spies and secret courts ...

  Written by: Rosemary Bechler All articles by Rosemary Bechler

  In February 2009 the Convention of Modern Liberty gathered a distinguished crowd who cared about the issues raised...