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Privacy and surveillance
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Police Scotland self-regulation on biometric data ‘must end’
Campaigners have backed calls for tighter regulation of the way Police Scotland handle biometric data, such as photographs.
Scots counter terrorism chief oversaw Met Police unit under investigation
Scotland's former counter-terrorism chief was seconded to a controversial undercover Met unit now under investigation.
Secret police files detail spying on political activists
Top secret police files detailing covert spying on Scots political activists have been condemned by trade unionists and campaigners.
New city surveillance system sparks call for urgent law change
Fears have been raised that a £1.2m CCTV surveillance system in Scotland's largest city could become a 'digital dragnet,' unless stronger legal safeguards are put in place.
NHS-patient trust threatened by “Orwellian” terror law
Doctors and nurses advised to breach patient confidentiality and report suspicious people to the state to comply with counter-terrorism law.
Peaceful campaigners branded terrorist threats
Animal rights, environment and anti-nuclear campaigners are “of concern” according to counter-terrorism training materials produced by Scotland’s largest council.
Exclusive: secret police report reveals CCTV in crisis
The CCTV network that scans Scotland's streets, shops and parks is fragmented, obsolete and may violate the law, according to a secret police report.
