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Terror laws 'eat away at privacy'
BBC -- The UK is one of the worse places in the world for privacy with the internet playing a huge part in the erosion of rights, a report has found. A 400-page study compiled by Privacy International and the US-based Electronic Privacy Information Center paints a grim picture of the state of privacy in a post-11 September world. "The internet is being turned into a surveillance device and eventually surveillance will be a core design component of computers," warned Simon Davies, head of Privacy International. Privacy advocates have been shocked by the swift introduction of terror legislation following the 11 September attacks. Increased sharing of information among governments, greater surveillance of communication systems and a huge interest in people-tracking technology such as biometric systems are all trends identified in the report.

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