Sentences with phrase «civil liberty concerns»

David Cameron insisted there was a need to deal with online voice communication technology like Skype during a speech in London today, although he confirmed the government would balance that requirement with civil liberty concerns.
But Mr Brown responded by telling the Conservative party «it should be ashamed of itself [by] not supporting this legislation» and argued the government had dealt with civil liberty concerns affecting the problem.
But Mr Brown responded by telling the Tory chief «it should be ashamed of itself [by] not supporting this legislation» and argued the government had dealt with civil liberty concerns affecting the problem.
Due to the obvious civil liberty concerns I could never see the CBSA ever doing this, which makes the end user certificate even more pointless since a large portion of it is unenforceable.
Health secetary Jeremy Hunt was quick to allay civil liberties concerns stressing that the plan was «completely voluntary and anomalised.»
But this was something approaching a middle ground between the Lib Dem's civil liberties concerns and the Tories» national security focus.
Alan Johnson, who is understood to be more sympathetic to civil liberties concerns than his predecessors, has ordered a review of the scheme, starting with «first principles».
... There are significant privacy and civil liberties concerns regarding the use of such devices that must be addressed before any widespread deployment.»
We have convened in and participated in numerous public conferences in Canada and even abroad to identify and strategies and draw public attention to the serious civil liberties concerns inherent in certain counter-terror tactics.
In your email, please feel free to send us a brief (one page) summary of your civil liberties concerns.
Since at least 2009, Palantir was used by the Pentagon to predict the location of improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan and Iraq — a wartime risk - assessment program absent the civil liberties concerns that come with individualized predictive policing.

Not exact matches

Liability issues raised by companies and privacy concerns of civil liberties groups contributed to the failure to implement such laws.
Civil liberties organization Electronic Frontier Foundation, meanwhile, has a separate concern: Will there be sufficient transparency in this new process of combating misinformation in Facebook's News Feed?
In Egypt, the Sisi government will have a chance to discuss the recent U.S. decision to suspend some of Egypt's military aid package because of Washington's concerns over civil liberties.
437 comments on an article concerning the foundational civil liberty to express one's worldview in a public and publicly financed (at least partially) forum and everyone's squabbling over religious tastes - those CNN editors are quite shrewd.
The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination, shall forever hereafter be guaranteed; and no person shall be denied any civil or political right, privilege or capacity, on account of his opinions concerning religion; but the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall not be construed to dispense with oaths or affirmations, excuse acts of licentiousness or justify practices inconsistent with the good order, peace or safety of the state.
In the recent book, Civil Liberties Under Attack, one of the authors mentions the case of a government official with an impeccable record who was placed under charges because unidentified informers asserted he «advocated the Communist Party line, such as favoring peace and civil liberties,» and «his convictions concerning equal rights for all races and classes extend slightly beyond the normal feelings of the average individual &laCivil Liberties Under Attack, one of the authors mentions the case of a government official with an impeccable record who was placed under charges because unidentified informers asserted he «advocated the Communist Party line, such as favoring peace and civil liberties,» and «his convictions concerning equal rights for all races and classes extend slightly beyond the normal feelings of the average individual &lacivil liberties,» and «his convictions concerning equal rights for all races and classes extend slightly beyond the normal feelings of the average individual «1
Bishop Paulose who was deeply concerned about civil liberties and other fundamental rights of citizens realized that the Emergency was an attempt to crush democracy by an authoritarian regime.
Civil liberties lawyers urged a state judge to reverse Staten Island DA Dan Donovan's attempt to keep secret the grand jury testimony concerning the police chokehold death of Eric Garner, saying the public needs to reconcile a widely watched video of the arrest with the decision not to indict the officer involved.
[Civil liberties lawyers urged a state judge to reverse Staten Island DA Dan Donovan's attempt to keep secret the grand jury testimony concerning the police chokehold death of Eric Garner....]
In the absence of any public consultation on such a sweeping package of measures as TTIP represents, anyone concerned about the environment, the NHS, education, civil liberties, public safety or even just democracy in its widest sense, needs to make their voice heard.
But the truth is that Labour's newfound concern for civil liberties will last right up until the point they return to government.
The UK may block an extradition on the basis of procedural grounds but not for any other reason, raising concerns from civil liberties campaigners.
Fusing a concern for the poor, the environment and civil liberties with the issues more associated with the Conservative Party gives us the opportunity to become the natural party of government again.
In the column, Paul applies his consistent libertarian beliefs concerning big government, civil liberties, and the militarizing of local police.
Civil liberties groups have expressed deep concern about the proposals, which could see relatives, juries and the press excluded.
That is not to say that the staff of GCHQ haven't expressed their concerns about both the use of intelligence in the war against terror and the threat to civil liberties.
Some in the party - especially members of the David Davis and Dominic Grieve fan clubs - have privately expressed concerns about whether the recently - appointed shadow home secretary, Chris Grayling, shares his predecessors» commitment to civil liberties.
Initial reports that the Government wants to change how private communications data can be stored and accessed have rightly caused great concern, not least amongst Liberal Democrat activists and Parliamentarians who all seek to safeguard civil liberties from erosion...
Initial reports that the Government wants to change how private communications data can be stored and accessed have rightly caused great concern, not least amongst Liberal Democrat activists and Parliamentarians who all seek to safeguard civil liberties from erosion by state surveillance.
Tony Blair has told the House of Commons that the need to protect the security of Britain must be put ahead of concerns about civil liberties.
The NYPD cites, repeatedly and without irony, concern for civil liberties as a reason why it only uses the mug shots in its arrest database to look for suspects.
Civil liberties groups are concerned that the system could be adapted or combined with other technologies to produce a device for tracking people.
Google's ambitious book scanning project, already facing anti-trust scrutiny and awaiting court approval, is also raising concerns among privacy advocates and civil liberties groups.
US Christians concerned to suppress the civil liberties of others are agitating in Wisconsin to burn a novel that is sympathetic to the plight of young homosexuals.
George contributed to the Committee on the Administration of Justice's handbook on civil liberties in Northern Ireland, writing a chapter concerning disability discrimination.
It's a law that activists, civil liberties advocates and concerned citizen types plead about endlessly and earnestly — and to whose pleas the yawns of mass apathy mostly echo back.
As a result, even though there are presumably no security concerns that would justify closing the fence early, we are already seeing a significant erosion of individuals» civil liberties in this area.
While defense attorneys and civil liberties advocates are concerned by this approach to data collection, not everyone is bothered by it.
to the Ministers of Canadian Heritage and Industry along with a Background Paper expressing concern over how proposed changes to Canadian copyright law may affect privacy, freedom of expression and civil liberties.
A delegation of Canadian civil society groups, including CCLA, was in Geneva last month to participate in a UPR pre-session — CCLA updated States on our concerns about Canada's actions regarding rights and liberties guaranteed by international law and binding upon Canada.
However, Alistair MacDonald QC, Bar chair, points out that there already exists an independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, David Anderson QC, whose job is to scrutinise terror laws in light of civil liberties and privacy concerns.
(Toronto, ON)-- Canada's identity cards, such as Ontario's proposed Enhanced Driver's Licence, may help citizens prove «who we are,» but also bring up privacy, civil liberties and human rights concerns.
But they must also be concerned about the civil liberty implications if anyone is convicted on the basis of evidence that may be faulty.
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) focuses public attention on emerging civil liberties, privacy, First Amendment issues and works to promote the Public Voice in decisions concerning the future of the Internet.
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) is a leading privacy and civil liberties organization, based in Washington, D.C., working to protect the public interest and to promote the Public Voice in decisions concerning the future of the Internet.
The government's investigative powers also can come into conflict with civil liberties and due process concerns.
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