Mr Shayler hit the headlines in 1997, when he made a series of claims about the activities of MI5, including revelations that it had kept files on current politicians, including Home Secretary Jack Straw.

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His current plans include a new file-sharing site that encrypts all its files, and a streaming music service called Megabox.

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