Britain's plan to expand state surveillance causes furor

The plan would allow secret trials and tracking of calls and online activities for national security reasons. Critics see an attack on freedom and privacy.

LONDON — The British government is scrambling to fend off accusations of trying to turn the country into a virtual police state with plans to conduct some trials in secret and allow authorities to track the phone calls, emails, text messages and online activity of the entire population.

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