Via BBC -
The Commons Home Affairs committee is about to announce the inquiry, leader of the Commons Jack Straw told MPs.
The Information Commissioner last year warned the UK risked "sleep-walking into a surveillance society".
It is thought the inquiry will include the impact of identity cards, the expansion of the DNA database and the large rise in the use of CCTV cameras.
Shadow home secretary David Davis said the move was welcome, adding: "Under Labour we have progressively moved towards a surveillance society with the government's obsession with ID cards and the DNA database being just two examples.
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