UK spooks lectured

GHCQ had the benefit of these twelve succinct slides on privacy, trust and biometrics delivered by Ian Brown of Oxford Internet Institute. A useful experience, I hope.

Via @monkchips.

Barcamp Transparency in Oxford

Just a pointer to this putative event in the Summer. Its scope is, as I understand it, the full gamut of digital rights. Could be quite something.

Less security please

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/libertycentral/2009/feb/19/civil-liberties-terrorism. "One thing I can tell you is that if you ask the British people they will always choose more security." Do we still think this is true?