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UK Labour Party refuses to back free speech in Darren Grimes investigation
Labour has all but abandoned free speech.
UK to trial world’s first coronavirus passport technology
COVID passports used to be dismissed as a conspiracy theory.
UK Journalist Allison Pearson locked out of Twitter for disputing government’s coronavirus plans
Pearson was locked out for 12 hours as a punishment.
UK citizens are being refused entry to businesses unless they download contact tracing app
The supposedly optional app is being forced on citizens less than a week after launch.
MembersThe coronavirus response is accelerating the China-style social credit systems around the world
? Civil liberties are being crushed by government demands for surveillance systems.
UK MPs to vote on renewal of “draconian” Coronavirus Act, extending overreaching digital surveillance powers
The UK government’s far-reaching response to the coronavirus has crushed many civil liberties.
Google’s “pay to play” default browser auction makes it hard for privacy-friendly browsers to compete
Privacy-friendly browsers that don’t monetize user data can’t afford to compete.
UK police told not to download NHS COVID tracing app
Some officers have also been told they may not need to obey self-isolate alerts.
Glasgow police officer faces investigation after anti-lockdown Instagram post
Scotland has an unusually strict social media policy for police.
UK’s NHS COVID app falsely tells people to self-isolate because it won’t accept negative results
Those who test negative are being told to quarantine.