I wonder when the british people will grow a set and start a revolution in their country. Man o man they just bend over every time their government
tries something new. Its no wonder the queen took all their firearms.
Originally posted by BlackKnight7365
hehe they would hate mine lol first one needs to get through the multiple firewall and then figure out which sys on the network is the working one lol . that is if they can trace my ip lol.
Originally posted by Frankidealist35
reply to post by JH80
You guys in the UK need your own version of the 4th amendment. Your government really dislikes your civil liberties and wants to get rid of of whatever privacy you have right.
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A private company could be asked to run a huge database containing details of all telephone calls, emails and internet use, it has been reported.
The option to tender out the management of the database will be included in a consultation paper to be published next month, according to the Guardian.
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said access to such data was key to fighting terrorism but with proper safeguards.
Critics have said the idea poses a serious threat to civil liberties.
Former director of public prosecutions Sir Ken Macdonald reiterated his opposition to the plan in light of the Guardian's report, dismissing official claims that additional legal assurances would ensure the information is not misused.
He told the paper: "All history tells us that reassurances like these are worthless in the long run. In the first security crisis the locks would loosen."
The database, which critics claim would cost up to £12bn, is not intended to record the content of communications, but only the details of internet sites visited and what emails and telephone calls have been made, to whom and at what times.
UK police already do a "small number" of such operations under existing law.