UK, US, Russia, China - surveillance blackspots
A report by Privacy International has again found the UK to be up there with such enlightened regimes as Russia, China, and the US in terms of how intrusive surveillance is in our society.
Yes, we are on a par with countries that could be described as having totalitarian regimes, and countries with quite frankly appalling human rights records. Great. On a par with regimes that think it's fine to murder citizens, to elect leaders in perpetuity, and those that practice such positive human endeavours as 'extraordinary rendition' to countries that allow torture.
