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Emergency Powers

Extraordinary circumstances require extraordinary measures, but we cannot let basic rights fall casualty to crisis. Emergency laws have introduced the most draconian powers ever in peace-time Britain

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Stop Covid Passes

Divisive. Discriminatory. Wrong. We need YOU to join the fight against Covid passes.

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Welfare Data Watch

Algorithms, artificial intelligence and vast stores of data are being used to profile and monitor swathes of the population, a number that has only increased during the pandemic.

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“We work to roll back the surveillance state and protect the rights of everyone in the UK to be free from unfair intrusion.”
Silkie Carlo, Director of Big Brother Watch

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Media

Rights groups urge Stormont: drop Covid pass plans

November 26, 2021

Big Brother Watch calls for a vote on “draconian” Covid passes in Northern Ireland

November 23, 2021

The Telegraph – Austria’s precedent-setting lockdown is an assault on human rights

November 19, 2021

TalkRadio – Big Brother Watch launches legal challenge to Covid passes in Wales

November 11, 2021

Big Brother Watch launches legal challenge to Welsh Covid passes

November 9, 2021

The Guardian – Police consider use of drones that film from 1,500ft

October 29, 2021

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