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Organisations critical of Prevent duty say they are on watchlist
Original: 🛡️ # Cybersecurity news & tips across the # fediverse “We’ve been put on a watchlist 🚨'It is deeply concerning to see th
Groups and individuals critical of the UK's Prevent duty say they have been placed on a watchlist, sparking concerns about surveillance of legitimate dissent. Critics, including rights advocates, describe the monitoring as deeply concerning and argue the counter-terrorism programme is being used against people merely for criticising it, raising questions about oversight and freedom of expression.
Why now: Claims that the Prevent duty is being used to monitor critics of the programme have reignited debate over surveillance and civil liberties in the UK.
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- 🛡️ # Cybersecurity news & tips across the # fediverse “We’ve been put on a watchlist 🚨'It is deeply concerning to see the Prevent duty being used to enable the monitoring of people and organisations simply because they are critical of the programme․That raises serious ques…”… · ivycyber@privacysafe.social · 1
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