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Article by Elliot Tyler

The legitimation of surveillance technology in the United Kingdom

In C.S. Lewis’ fantasy novel series, The Chronicles of Narnia, an atmosphere of vigilance is delicately built by the author through a description of trees being spies for Jadis, the White Witch. The character Mr Tumnus insists upon speed and silence during a short journey, fearing the consequences of being surveilled by an unknown variable. […]

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How Snowden became an enemy of the state

It was at a job-fair, in 2006, in which a young, self-proclaimed ‘computer wizard’ called Edward Snowden found his calling. He was offered a position at the Central Intelligence Agency’s global communications division in Langley, and he was later placed onto a diplomatic cover exercise in Switzerland. ‘I realised I was part of something that […]