The cost of free broadband may be greater than we realise
Ian Hill, global director of cyber security at construction firm BAM, argues that Labour's plans for free broadband poses grave risks to privacy and internet freedoms

Ian Hill, global director of cyber security at construction firm BAM
Computing recently reported on the Labour Party's manifesto promise to deliver free full-fibre broadband "to all" by 2030 under British Broadband, a nationalised, state-controlled communications company....
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