Re: [privacy] US vs EU

["Dude VanWinkle" <dudevanwinkle () gmail com>]

On 8/28/06, Brian Loe <knobdy () gmail com> wrote:
> Still, this isn't quite my point. The original post made no mention of
> M* while discussing the possible spying on English citizens. Why not?
> Aren't they as likely to be working WITH the CIA/NSA as against?


It looks like the reason that MI? isnt listed is that these are
privacy advocates in the UK that are questioning the US's rights to
snoop. That is; a non-govt body is questioning a foreign govts right
to snoop on their citizens.

While I doubt if the British privacy advocates can sue to get their
own ministry of intelligence to stop snooping (like our infamous EFF
vs AT&T/ACLU vs NSA/ETC vs ETC) suit) on them, it is an interesting
tactic to try and get ours to stop doing so. While British law may
grant MI? the rights to snoop on citizens, it most certainly doesnt
grant the US intelligence the same rights.

-JP
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