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UK Government Body Kept Files on Prevent Program Critics
Original: UK Government Body Kept Files on People Criticizing Prevent Program https://reclaimthenet.org/uk-prevent-unit-tracked-on
A UK government body responsible for the Prevent counter-extremism program reportedly kept files on people who criticized the program online. The revelation has raised concerns among privacy advocates and civil liberties campaigners about state surveillance of lawful dissent, with critics arguing that monitoring opponents of government policy risks chilling free speech.
Why now: Fresh allegations of state surveillance of critics of a counter-extremism program have sparked privacy and free speech concerns.
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- UK Government Body Kept Files on People Criticizing Prevent Program https://reclaimthenet.org/uk-prevent-unit-tracked-online-critics # HackerNews # Tech # Privacy · hackernews@robot.villas · 4
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