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UK Gov't Proposes Massive Internet Snooping, Data Storage

Posted by timothy on from the ofsted-is-spooky dept.

Barence writes "Big Brother Britain moved a step further today with the news that the Government will store 'a billion incidents of data exchange a day' as details of every text, email and browsing session in the UK are recorded. Under new proposals published yesterday, the information will be made available to police forces in order to crack down on serious crime, but will also be accessible by local councils, health authorities and even Ofsted and the Post Office. The Conservatives have criticised the idea, with the Shadow Home Secretary saying, 'yet again the Government has proved itself unable to resist the temptation to take a power quite properly designed to combat terrorism to snoop on the lives of ordinary people in everyday circumstances.'"

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  1. Again? by puppyfox · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dupe! Oh, maybe not. I thought the UK already spied on everything? And Australia censored everything? And the US tasered everyone? And Italy ate all the pasta?

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  2. Re:No surprise by Gat0r30y · · Score: 5, Funny

    80 year old English grandmothers are not terrorists

    Thats just what they want you to think. then bam. tea and crumpets everywhere. oh the humanity!

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  3. Re:Another good reason to encrypt your data. by BPPG · · Score: 3, Funny

    **Sigh

    I guess you'd have to start writing in code as well as using encryption then.

    Hey, can someone snurf me a baloney kargel? I looked on the stardiffel and didn't see any kegels for it.

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  4. Re:I Hate British People by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's OK, we hate ourselves, too. That's one of our characteristics. In fact, I'm hating myself even for thinking this, let alone typing it in and posting it.

  5. Re:Lets all use whitehouse.gov emails, NEVER saved by sexconker · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dear Americans.
    We have gone through all the data, and we've found that your President Bush was a great guy with no faults.

    Sincerely,
    Tony Blair

  6. Re:Another good reason to encrypt your data. by seanadams.com · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hey, can someone snurf me a baloney kargel? I looked on the stardiffel and didn't see any kegels for it.

    You mean Cockney then?