26/05/2011

Links of the day Thursday 26th May

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Russia's occupation of Georgian territory must end

Instant View: Mladic's arrest is a historic moment for Serbia and for Europe

Thieves paint over CCTV cameras to steal eight tonnes of clothing from Fenland compound

Co-op error as 82,000 clients' data published online

UK banks breaching data protection rules - Which?

Ken Clarke raises data protection fears

Cookie law set to shake up UK websites, but won't be enforced for a year

US to hold details of British air passengers for 15 years

Fife police defend use of CCTV after high 'Big Brother' ranking

Billymanning
By Billymanning
26 May 2011 18:16:04 | CCTV, Mastering the Internet, Nanny state, Online privacy, Privacy

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