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Indian government launches Central Monitoring System, watches citizens’ calls, emails and internet activity

A new system for monitoring almost everything that’s going on inside India’s telecoms network has been quietly launched. The Central Monitoring System will offer the likes of the National Investigation Agency and tax arms of the government

Twitter gives the government 1 billion reasons why a ‘social media ombudsman’ would be unworkable

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Own a smartphone or tablet? Then you’ll have to pay the TV license fee in Sweden

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