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."

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British humoUr?

[EveryNickIsTaken]

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. Is this supposed to be a joke? Brits and their weird sense of humor.. No wonder I never understood Monty Python.

Re:British humoUr?

[Ash Vince]

You never understood Monty Python? You poor thing.

Re:British humoUr?

[Hackeron]

Watch life of brian - watching it now, what a laugh riot

Re:British humoUr?

[cappadocius]

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.

Is this supposed to be a joke? Brits and their weird sense of humor.. No wonder I never understood Monty Python.

Are there still 5 Members of Python around? Or is that not what MP stands for?

Re:Put your money where your mouth is, Tom.

[tomstdenis]

Not what your mother said last night.

HEHEHEHE LOL I MADE A PEEPEE JOKE I R FUNNY.

Wake me up when you're not a kid, ..., kid.

Tom