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Re:Abe Passes Controversial Bill Boosting Japan Surveillance... by new299 on Thursday June 15, 2017 @10:22AM (#14560632)
It's possible. Or perhaps Corybn will be pushed out and the Labour party will take a more authoritarian stance again.

And even if Labour get in, they still voted the IP Bill in. So they are pro-surveillance. So overall, I can't be convinced that "things are looking positive" from an individual liberties point of view, in the UK. Is there anywhere it's looking positive?

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Re:Abe Passes Controversial Bill Boosting Japan Surveillance... by jrs95 on Thursday June 15, 2017 @10:26AM (#14560671)
Oh yeah I agree, from an individual liberties point of view, we're totally fucked...and hardly anyone seems to care because they're easily distracted by shiny things & identity politics.
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