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Title: Every Email In UK To Be Monitored
Post by: sam on October 16, 2008, 09:54

http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/10/15/2222209&from=rss

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The Communications Data Bill (2008) will lead to the creation of a single, centralized database containing records of all e-mails sent, websites visited and mobile phones used by UK citizens. In a carnivore-on-steroids programme, as all vestiges of communication privacy are stripped away, The BBC reports that Home Secretary Jacqui Smith says this is a 'necessity'.

Title: Re: Every Email In UK To Be Monitored
Post by: Simon on October 16, 2008, 09:56

 ':|

Title: Re: Every Email In UK To Be Monitored
Post by: Clive on October 16, 2008, 22:44

Someone is going to have a very boring job!   ;D

Title: Re: Every Email In UK To Be Monitored
Post by: Sandra on October 17, 2008, 00:52

I thought that Echelon at Menwith Hill had been doing that for over ten years  ::)

Or is it only snooping on Tonys emails and phone calls, seeing as its only a few miles from where he lives  :dunno:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/503224.stm

Title: Re: Every Email In UK To Be Monitored
Post by: Delgado on October 17, 2008, 08:34

Im going back to Carrier Pidgeon-no problems there!

 :crazy:

Title: Re: Every Email In UK To Be Monitored
Post by: sam on October 17, 2008, 09:43

... but it also says that they should not do it if it costs too much money...  :dunno: so wish ISP will?

Title: Re: Every Email In UK To Be Monitored
Post by: Simon on October 17, 2008, 09:52

They've probably been doing it for years anyway.