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Gus Hosein
is visiting fellow in the department of information systems at the London School of Economics and senior fellow at Privacy International, where he directs the Terrorism in the Open Society programme.
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They know where you are
Gus Hosein worries about the Internet turning into a data goldmine for governments that want to keep track of their citizens. Confronted with the next censorship initiative, it won't be so easy for us all to argue that the Internet just isn't built that way. [more]
Walking on the dark side
Whenever the G8 meets, there is some expectation that tensions will flare between the US and Russia on issues dealing with Iraq or Iran. But we are never in any doubt that each summit will finish with another declaration on surveillance of travel and communications, or the standardization of identity documents. [more]