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Mike Harris

@mjrharris

Mike Harris is CEO of 89up and the publisher of Little Atoms. He writes on human rights, surveillance and free speech.

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The coronavirus app is a terrifying intrusion on our privacy

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Authorities won't stop facial recognition – so let's beat the system

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Julian Assange should be deported – but not to Trump's America

Former Ukip leader Nigel Farage celebrates the triggering of Article 50
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Ukip's Brexit demands would destroy Great Britain

Leavers want to fundamentally reshape Britain in their own image – and it’s not a pretty one for human rights
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Don't let Theresa May rip up our human rights after Brexit

Demonstrators against the travel ban barring citizens of seven Muslim countries could face similar restrictions themselves if they hand over their smartphones to US immigration
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Your smartphone is the most dangerous thing you own

Chelsea Manning could potentially face the death penalty for treason when Donald Trump becomes president
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President Obama has one week to pardon Chelsea Manning

When Donald Trump was confronted over whether he took advantage of tax loopholes, he said: 'I absolutely used it, and so did Warren Buffett, and so did George Soros and so did many people who Hillary is getting money from'
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Don't be surprised the far right is mobilising against George Soros

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange holds up a kitten, a gift from his children, at the Ecuadorian Embassy in central London
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Julian Assange is no hero of the liberal left – here's why

Just six months ago, Shami Chakrabarti said the Government must ‘return to the drawing board’ on the Investigatory Powers Bill
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Why have Shami Chakrabarti and Jeremy Corbyn gone quiet on snooping?

The Queen’s Speech made clear the government would continue to rush The Investigatory Powers Bill through the House of Commons
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The Queen's Speech was the most illiberal for a generation

Theresa May, the Home Secretary, has been warned not to rush the so-called Snooper's Charter bill through Parliament.
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The Snoopers' Charter means Brits will be as spied upon as Russians

Tashfeen Malik, left, and Syed Farook died in a shoot-out with police
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The FBI has exploited the religion of the San Bernardino shooters

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The FBI has exploited the religion of the San Bernardino shooters

Tashfeen Malik, left, and Syed Farook died in a shoot-out with police
Michael Gove says society’s failure to rehabilitate criminals is ‘indefensible’
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Michael Gove is a liberal hero who everyone can get behind

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, Prime Minister David Cameron, Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh seated by the Magna Carta memorial at Runnymede, near Egham, Surrey, ahead of a ceremony to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the accord
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Ah, the irony of David Cameron invoking the memory of Magna Carta

David Cameron hopes to renegotiate the terms of Britain's relationship with the EU, to give himself an advantage in the proposed EU referendum in 2017
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My grandmother has lived in the UK for 60 years, but according to

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GCHQ has acted illegally – politicians can’t pretend it's business

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GCHQ has acted illegally – politicians can’t pretend it's business

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GCHQ has acted illegally – politicians can’t pretend it's business

Pens and pencils are placed in the form of a peace sign over the names of late French cartoonists Cabu, Tignous, Wolinski and late Charlie Hebdo editor Charb on the Place de la Republique (Republic Square) in Paris
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Charlie Hebdo attacks: This is the terrifying price we pay for free

A still from The Interview, starring Seth Rogen and James Franco
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The Interview: If a film being cancelled is an outrage, what does that

Theresa May has vowed to crack down on foreign criminals
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Theresa May is gradually building a surveillance state in bite-sized

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Theresa May doesn’t get it - banning ideas we don’t like is to

Julian Assange holds a press conference at the Ecuadorian Embassy about his possible imminent departure
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Julian Assange is still a prisoner of his own ego

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The legal definition of terrorism threatens to criminalise us all

The Government is rushing through an emergency law to allow the state to retain personal data held by internet and telephone companies
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Surveillance status quo? It's a cross-party stitch-up using scare

Julian Assange holds a press conference at the Ecuadorian Embassy about his possible imminent departure
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Julian Assange is still a prisoner of his own ego

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The legal definition of terrorism threatens to criminalise us all

The Government is rushing through an emergency law to allow the state to retain personal data held by internet and telephone companies
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Surveillance status quo? It's a cross-party stitch-up using scare

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Protect whistleblowers, or you open the door to people like Julian

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Protect whistleblowers, or you open the door to people like Julian

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Corporations like ATOS don’t have feelings – why should they be

Europe

Europe's shame: the dictatorship of Belarus

Motor Racing

Montoya beats Andretti in sensational duel

Motor Racing

Older guys making comeback

Motor Racing

Older guys making comeback

Motor Racing

Tracy wins attrition-filled CART race

Motor Racing

De Ferran looking for better Long Beach luck

Motor Racing

Ailing Fernandez fastest in provisional qualifying

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De Ferran gives Team Penske first pole in 50 races

Motor Racing

Franchitti will drive in season-opener

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Moore killed in CART crash

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Letter: Nazis in Paris

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