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David Davis - Conservative Member of Parliament, UK
Gavin Esler talks to the Conservative MP and civil liberties campaigner David Davis about the collection of data by the NSA and GCHQ, as revealed by whistleblower Edward Snowden.
David Davis has been a candidate for the leadership of the British Conservative party, but he has also made a name for himself as a civil liberties campaigner, arguing against what is sometimes called the 'surveillance state'. Gavin Esler asks what he makes of the massive collection of data by the US National Security Agency and Britain's GCHQ revealed by the American whistleblower, Edward Snowden. In the years since the 9/11 attacks - have we got the balance wrong between liberty and security?
Last on
Thu 11 Jul 2013
09:35GMT
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Interviewer | Gavin Esler |
Interviewed Guest | David Davis |
Broadcasts
- Wed 10 Jul 2013 03:30GMT
- Wed 10 Jul 2013 23:30GMT
- Thu 11 Jul 2013 09:35GMT