UK To Track All Browsing, Email, and Phone Calls

Sara Chan writes "The UK government plans to introduce legislation that will allow the police to track every phone call, email, text message and website visit made by the public. The information will include who is contacting whom, when and where and which websites are visited, but not the content of the conversations or messages. Every communications provider will be required to store the information for at least a year."

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How Quaint

[Bob9113]

The UK government plans to introduce legislation that will allow the police to track every phone call, email, text message and website visit made by the public.

How quaint -- they use laws to grant government authority for such things. Over on this side of the pond the President just declares it to be so and tells the judicial they're not allowed to hear any petitions for redress of grievances. Much simpler that way.