UK government data collection agencies should report directly to the public, says Sir Tim Berners-Lee
"If you want to take away my privacy, what are you going to actually do?" asks Berners-Lee
Sir Tim Berners-Lee has issued a demand that the UK government's data collection agencies "report directly to us, the public" in order to start a more open system of accountability for fighting terrorism,...
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