09/06/2011

Links of the day Thursday 9th June

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Please note these are articles and opinions we found interesting, however they do not necessarily represent the views of Big Brother Watch

School surveillance: how big brother spies on pupils

Apple iCloud: Same old cage, new height

Judge rules against firm that lost $345k to bank trojan

Please explain the monkey business

Don't lose this chance for better prisons

Will Facebook facial recognition tool invade our privacy?

US school district hit with new Mac spying lawsuit

ICO fines Surrey County Council £120,000 for multiple email privacy failures

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By Billymanning
9 Jun 2011 17:53:46 | Losing data, Nanny state, Online privacy

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