Home Office pushes ahead with 'internet snooping' bill

[whitetop]

The bill has been branded the "snooper's charter" by civil liberties groups, but following publication of the draft of the bill this morning Ms May defended the bill and reaffirmed the government's commitment to its implementation.


"Checking communication records, not content, is a crucial part of day-to-day policing and the fingerprinting of the modern age," she said.


"We are determined to ensure its continued availability in cracking down on crime."


The bill, published by the Home Office, seeks to expand the access of key government agencies to communications data. Communications data includes information such as the time and duration of a virtual communication, but is distinct from information about the communication's content.

http://www.politics.co.uk/news/2012/06/14/home-office-pushes-ahead-with-internet-snooping-bill

[Stingette]

I posted this a few weeks back in the technology section I think.

This is just the governments way of being nosey curtian twitching neighbours

[whitetop]

yeah well hope they know them spying is not within the isp contract so hope they know there will be a load of lawsuits going on

[Stingette]

This could have been done so much better, in a way to protect people instead of the way it is getting done. We do need stricter laws about internet and certain media and information that it passed via it, but we need to be able to enforce them with stronger penalties.

[whitetop]

yeah

i've noticed since the internet's become more open there are way to many people doing piracy.you got kids today bragging they can get this and that "sorry but due to kids and parents not giving a dam about buying stuff everyone can get it"

[kong]

it's another way of "big brother' watching everyone