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UK Government To Outsource Data Snooping and Storage

Posted by timothy on from the avoid-conflict-of-interest dept.

bone_idol writes "The Guardian is reporting that the private sector will be asked to manage and run a communications database that will keep track of everyone's calls, emails, texts and internet use under a key option contained in a consultation paper to be published next month by Jacqui Smith, the home secretary. Also covered on the BBC."

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  1. People who have something to hide, can. by QJimbo · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The thing about this whole database, is that it will only be able to log activity of people who don't think they have anything to hide, in other words, you and me. The average person.

    Criminals can just SSH tunnel everything through a server in some far away country. They will have no idea what those people are doing.

    So forgive me for seeing this as just an invasion of privacy as opposed to any serious way of fighting crime.