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  • Anti-terror blitz hits privacy worldwide

    Two human rights groups have undertaken a comprehensive survey of how privacy rights have been affected in the year since the 11 September attacks.

  • ICaughtYou CEO: Plugging security over privacy

    As the tangle of privacy and security issues tightens in the aftermath of Sept. 11, Jack Palmer forges ahead, claiming to put a kinder, gentler face on Big Brother.

  • Is privacy making a comeback?

    In the immediate aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001, the worry in Washington, D.C., was more about national security than about individual privacy.

  • US National ID cards on the way?

    A recent vote in Congress endorsing standardised, electronically readable driver's licenses has raised fears about whether the proposal would usher in what amounts to a national ID card.

  • eTerrorism: Weighing security against liberties

    Part 2: No prosecutions under new security laws have been reported, but critics say aggressive investigations and public overreaction have had a chilling effect on personal freedoms.

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