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Civil liberties are rights in Freedom that protect an individual from the government of the nation in which they reside.

Civil liberties set limits on government so that its members cannot abuse their power and interfere unduly with the lives of private citizens.

Civil liberties include the rights of people, freedom of religion, and freedom of speech

Civil liberties include the right to due process, to a trial, to own property, and to privacy.

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• Shetland Islands Council, one of Scotland's smallest local authorities, has more CCTV devices than San Francisco Police Department.
• The UK government has defied a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights and will keep the DNA of innocent people on the national DNA database.
• The UK Department for Work and Pensions can demand any information they deem relevant about a customer from banks, credit card companies, utility companies and phone companies without a warrant and without the customer being notified.
• AA Milne, the creator of Winnie the Pooh, was one of the first Vice-Presidents of the National Council for Civil Liberties.