silkie
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of silkie
from earlier Scot selich, Old English seolh
Example Sentences
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Big Brother Watch's Silkie Carlo said she feared the country would be "turned into an open prison".
From BBC
"It is certainly not a fringe issue. This is a mainstream political issue with concerns shared by people in the highest echelons of politics," said Silkie Carlo, director of Big Brother Watch advocacy group, who addressed MPs about civil liberty fears.
From Barron's
Big Brother Watch, whose director Silkie Carlo is bringing the legal challenge alongside Mr Thompson, said it was the first time that a misidentification case had come before the High Court.
From BBC
Digital age checks can lead to "security breaches, privacy intrusion, errors, digital exclusion and censorship," according to Silkie Carlo, director of Big Brother Watch.
From BBC
Silkie Carlo, director of UK civil liberties group Big Brother Watch - which ran a campaign against alleged censorship of David Davis MP by YouTube - told the BBC allegations of Big Tech bias have come from across the political spectrum.
From BBC
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