SURVEILLANCE AND THE INTERNET

Early day motion 328, tabled 28 June 2010 by Robert Halfon (Conservative). Signed by 25 members.

That this House is concerned by reports that Google allegedly mapped every single wireless internet connection in Britain, including many millions in private homes, for commercial purposes; is further concerned that the firm may have failed to disclose that it was building a massive database of wi-fi networks across the UK without people's consent; notes the reports that BT and other companies are using software to trawl social networking websites such as Facebook to identify anyone making negative comments about them; and therefore calls on the Coalition Government to balance innovation on the internet against individuals' right to privacy and the new threat of a surveillance society.

Signatures by party: Conservative 8, Liberal Democrat 8, Labour 6, DUP 2, Plaid Cymru 1.