The organisation campaigns on a variety of issues including: The rise of the surveillance state, police use of oppressive technology,[8][9] freedom and privacy online, the use of intrusive communications interception powers including the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act,[10][11] and the Investigatory Powers Act,[12] the protection of personal information and wider data protection issues.
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^Ashford, Warwick (November 14, 2014). "Big Brother Watch calls for better NHS data security in light of losses". Computer Weekly. TechTarget. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved 9 Dec 2019. Civil liberties pressure group Big Brother Watch has called for better health data security after a study revealed the NHS has suffered an average of six data breaches a day for the past three years.
^"About". Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2019.[self-published source]The archived link is live; however, the current version (9 Dec 2019) lacks information on when the organisation was founded.
^Martin, Alexander J.; Cheshire, Tom (August 23, 2017). "Legal questions surround police use of facial recognition tech". Sky News. Sky UK. Retrieved 9 Dec 2019. Four years late on publishing its Biometrics Strategy, pressure mounts on the Government to introduce legal controls. (sub-title)