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UK Government Wins Villain of the Year

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the i-expect-you-to-die-mr.-bond dept.

Anonymous Cowpat writes "The BBC is reporting that the UK Government, or rather their six month presidency of the EU, has been awarded the Internet Villain of the Year award by the Internet Service Providers Association for being the driving force behind the new EU data retention laws. These require that ISPs and other telecomms providers keep records of the time\date & recipient of every communication made by their subscribers."

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  1. We dont win much,so I will claim this.... by Don_dumb · · Score: 5, Funny

    We're number one, we're number one, we're number one

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    1. Re:We dont win much,so I will claim this.... by Tackhead · · Score: 2, Funny
      > We're number one, we're number one, we're number one
      - UK

      "We're number two! We try harder!"
      - USSA

      "In former Soviet Russia, being number three means not trying at all!"
      - CIS

  2. Re:Tor? by ZiakII · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wouldn't using something like Tor make all logs worthless?

    On a side note.... don't install this on a military computer just to check your yahoo mail.... it will get the computer taken and sent to Quantico, VA after it makes a connection in Brazil.....opps........and they will then discover that you managed to reset the xadministrator password (stupid NMCI)

  3. Re:Tor? by Jon+Luckey · · Score: 3, Funny

    Tor can be pretty scarey, but I'm not sure he would make logs worthless.

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  4. Re:Who's to blame for all this? by WillAffleckUW · · Score: 5, Funny

    Muslim extremists.

    Strange, I thought most members of the House of Commons and House of Lords weren't Muslim.

    Good thing I'm a Jedi, then. Like most brits.

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  5. On behalf of the Minister of Intimidation by WillAffleckUW · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'd like to accept this award most humbly.

    Some have said "You can fool some of the people all of the time."

    Luckily for us, it turns out all you have to do is just go up to a queue of people, put on a stern face, say "Terrorist", and they'll all happily give away all the rights that people died to gain in just a quick nip of time.

    Now, on behalf of us and our ally Oceania, I'd like to thank you all, and ask you please show your papers and salute with stiff arms as we play our national anthem, "Brittania, Brittania, Uber Alles!"

    Thank you.

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  6. Ok you win.. by packetmill · · Score: 3, Funny

    This round anyway. We Americans must admit our defeat, but we'll get you twats next year when we convince google to hand over those logs.

  7. Re:Myopia by TrappedByMyself · · Score: 2, Funny

    but...but...Evil Corporations....and...Big Brother....and....Ben Franklin quotes....
    I tell ya man. "And then they came for me". Fear it.

    (did I miss anything?)

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