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January 16, 2022

Revealed: UK Gov't Plans Publicity Blitz to Undermine Chat Privacy - Rolling Stone
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The Home Office has hired a high-end ad agency to mobilize public opinion against encrypted communications — with plans that include some shockingly manipulative tactics

BBC licence fee to be abolished in 2027 and funding frozen | BBC licence fee | The Guardian
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This will be the last BBC licence fee negotiation ever. Work will start next week on a mid-term review to replace the charter with a new funding formula.

“It’s over for the BBC as they know it.”

The source added that “the days of state-run TV are over” and praised the growth of US-run private sector companies such as Netflix and YouTube.

Canadian police expanding surveillance powers via new digital “operations centres” ⋆ The Breach
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Documents reveal municipal police establishing surveillance centres as “force multiplier” for law enforcement