UK - Government to log every phone call, email and text

UK - Government to log every phone call, email and text

news.bbc.co.uk

Ministers are to consider plans for a database of electronic information holding details of every phone call and e-mail sent in the UK, it has emerged.

The plans, reported in the Times, are at an early stage and may be included in the draft Communications Bill later this year, the Home Office confirmed.

A Home Office spokesman said the data was a "crucial tool" for protecting national security and preventing crime.

Ministers have not seen the plans which were drawn up by Home Office officials.

A Home Office spokesman said: "The Communications Data Bill will help ensure that crucial capabilities in the use of communications data for counter-terrorism and investigation of crime continue to be available.

"These powers will continue to be subject to strict safeguards to ensure the right balance between privacy and protecting the public."

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This is an outrageous invasion of privacy.

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Posted already..

'Big Brother' database for phones and e-mails

and

Phone calls & email database considered

Search is really a powerful tool.. You should try it sometime..

Look up "project ECHELON". This has already been done for several years.

Serves english people right, they just laugh at others losing there freedoms. So when it happens to them, they start crying.

Roll on the completion of the police state in england.

Originally posted by ThichHeaded
Posted already..


Phone calls & email database considered

As stated this topic is already being discussed in the above link,

Please continue the discussion in the existing thread.

Thread Closed.


[edit on 5/21/2008 by JacKatMtn]