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News Burst: Big Brother legislation pushed through

Queen announces a surprise: updates to controversial surveillance package
Written by Jane Wakefield, Contributor

The government's decision to push through controversial electronic surveillance plans drew fire from civil liberties and privacy experts on Wednesday.

In a surprise move, the government announced in the Queen's speech that it will create a new bill to carry forward updates to the widely-criticised Interception of Communications Act (IOCA) and parts of the e-communications bill.

They can see you... Read about how and why in Surveillance , a ZDNet News Special.

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