Police keep tabs on
activists from across the political spectrum, documents obtained by EU
civil liberties NGO reveal
[guardian.co.uk] The UK is taking part in a European surveillance programme which is
designed to gather personal information about suspected "radicals" from
across the political spectrum.
Confidential documents reveal how
an initiative to gather data on "radicalisation and recruitment" in
Islamic terrorist groups has been expanded to incorporate other
organisations.
Political activists who have no association with
terrorism could now find themselves monitored by authorities mandated to
discover information about their friends, family, neighbours, political
beliefs, use of the internet and even psychological traits. (more on guardian.co.uk)
