The creation of an EU-US common security area by 2014 and “convergence” on surveillance and data gathering, redefining “home affairs” as a matter of EU internal security. This story is reported at least by the Telegraph and the Guardian. The original leaked report is here. To say the least, I am to be convinced that this is a good idea. Telegraph | digg story Guardian | digg story
Tags: Authoritarianism, EU, Europe, Liberty, Privacy, Security, Terrorism
More from Schneier, a leader in cryptography and other areas of security: Terrorism is a real threat, and one that needs to be addressed by appropriate means. But allowing ourselves to be terrorized by wannabe terrorists and unrealistic plots — and worse, allowing our essential freedoms to be lost by using them as an excuse — is wrong. read more | digg story
Tags: Liberty, Security, Terrorism
Leading security expert Bruce Schneier writes in the Guardian: Since 9/11, there has been an increasing war on photography. Photographers have been harassed, questioned, detained, arrested or worse, and declared to be unwelcome. We’ve been repeatedly told to watch out for photographers, especially suspicious ones. Clearly any terrorist is going to first photograph his target, so vigilance is required… Full article, with links here. A PDF on UK photographers’ rights is here. read more | digg story
Tags: Liberty, Security, Terrorism
Muddled, simplistic thinking from Labour producing a risky, big-state proposal. Clarity from Dame Neville-Jones, Shadow Security Minister and Chair of the JIC. read more | digg story
Tags: Security
Steve Baker is the Conservative MP for Wycombe.
Steve was first elected to Parliament in 2010. He was previously an RAF engineer officer then a consulting software engineer. Find out more...
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