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The Stasi could only dream of such data
Britain, the birthplace of liberalism, has become the database state

Ash, Timothy Garton
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jan/31/immigrationpolicy.politics

Publisher:  Guardian Weekly
Date Written:  08/02/2008
Year Published:  2008  
Resource Type:  Article

As technology increases the flow of stored data about individual actions, assurances of the "right to informational self-determination" must be hard won from governments. Government surveillance of citizens has become an accepted 'counter-terrorism' measure.

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