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Fri 01 Jan 2009A warrantless abuse of privacy
NET RESULTS:When it comes to abuse of privacy, where Britain goes, Ireland tends to follow. That's why we should be worried - very worried - about developments across the Irish Sea that emerged as the year rolled over into 2009, writes Karlin Lillington
First came a New Year's Eve story in the Guardian that home secretary Jacqui Smith will propose the creation of a single giant communications database and the option of outsourcing the storage of all the personal details held under the UK's data retention regime to a private firm.
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