Tag: Digital surveillance

  • Border Surveillance Policy and the Transformation of Public Freedom

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    Border surveillance policy now shapes public freedom, turning mobility into a transaction governed by data. The proposed expansion of U.S. entry requirements for foreign visitors, particularly those from visa-waiver countries, has been widely discussed as a free-speech issue. That concern is legitimate, but it is incomplete. From a policy and political-economy perspective, the more profound…

  • Starmer’s Labour: Authoritarianism Eroding Freedoms

    Authoritarianism is creeping into Keir Starmer’s Labour government, as policies like digital surveillance and hate speech laws threaten democratic liberties. In July 2024, Keir Starmer’s Labour Party swept to power in the UK with a landslide parliamentary majority, securing 411 seats on just 33.7% of the vote, representing a mere 20% of the eligible electorate…