Posted on 05/20/2008 7:38:29 PM PDT by grandpa jones
A massive government database holding details of every phone call, e-mail and time spent on the internet by the public is being planned as part of the fight against crime and terrorism. Internet service providers (ISPs) and telecoms companies would hand over the records to the Home Office under plans put forward by officials.
The information would be held for at least 12 months and the police and security services would be able to access it if given permission from the courts.
The proposal will raise further alarm about a “Big Brother” society, as it follows plans for vast databases for the ID cards scheme and NHS patients. There will also be concern about the ability of the Government to manage a system holding billions of records. About 57 billion text messages were sent in Britain last year, while an estimated 3 billion e-mails are sent every day.
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Considering how quickly the courts are going south, the libs will get an order on demand. All the tools are being put in place for an evil President to really do some damage to those he/she doesn't like.
Well, this is in Britain. But, we’re probably not to far behind
Did you see that this is the UK?
Why do I think they already have access if they want it?
“Did you see that this is the UK?”
Probably not. That would have required reading all the way to the second sentence, then realizing that the United States does not have a “Home Office”...
I remember several years ago reading that Britain was spying on U.S. phones/internet, and the U.S. was spying on Britain's phones/internet. They allowed them to jointly get around laws against spying on their own citizens. So, it may be the U.K., but it could include us.
Ironic, isn’t it? our liberal governments really don’t do much more than pay lip service to the idea of dealing with terrorism. Yet it is used as an excuse to monitor everything we (non terrorist) citizens say and do.
Looks to me like our governments are making a lot more headway against their own citizens than they are against terrorists.
>>So, it may be the U.K., but it could include us. <<
I’m saving my paranoia until Obama wins.
THEN we can worry.
“That would have required reading all the way to the second sentence, then realizing that the United States does not have a “Home Office”
Yep, I picked up on that one too. The muzzies will love that database when they gain power.
Big Brother is watchign you.
Big Brother is watching you.
You would be speaking of Project Echelon - which also includes Canada, New Zealand and Australia in the merry circle of friends.
Thank goodness for good things like former USAG Gonzolaes resignation we don’t yet. But did you see where Bush just signed into law requiring ALL children born have their DNA collected without parents knowledge and entered into a national data base? It was Chris Dodd’s bill. That’s again for another one of your DEM Moments Bush. /sarcasm
yes, I saw that. I’m surprised there hasn’t been more written about it.
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