UK Taps 439,000 Phones, Now Wants To Monitor MPs

JPMH writes "With the largest density of CCTV cameras in the world, and an increasing network of automatic number-plate recognition cameras on main roads, Britain has long been a pioneer for the surveillance society. Now new official figures reveal that UK agencies monitored 439,000 telephones and email addresses in a 15 month period between 2005 and 2006. The Interception of Communications Commissioner is seeking the right for agencies to be allowed to monitor the communications of Members of Parliament as well, something which has been forbidden since the 1960s. It must be that it is bringing their numbers down: on the law of averages they should be monitoring at least 5 of the MPs."

Comments

They need to keep us safe somehow....

[TechnoBunny]

If you've nothing to hide then what's the problem? Lets face it, anyone who is against this is clearly on the side of the terrorismists, and actually WANTS us to get bombed.

Re:Predictable Reaction

[Tony]

When measures which are truly invasive are proposed I'll care and be out there marching for it.

From the sound of it, you wouldn't know something "invasive" if it crawled up your ass and took a picture of your upper GI.

I personally feel listening in on my phone conversations and tracking where I'm driving is just a tich invasive. But I *am* kinda sensitive that way.