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21 Apr 08 Democracy in Zimbabwe - by SMS!

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9 Apr 08 BT admits tracking 18,000 users with Phorm systems in 2006

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2 Jan 08 Leading surveillance societies in the EU and the World 2007

Privacy International release their report on privacy in 2007. The UK is highlighted as one of the worst countries, described as “endemic surveillance societies”.