FC: Entrepreneurial British government finds new ways to snoop

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2003 13:18:40 +0100
To: declan () well com
From: Thomas Scott <thomas () thomasscott net>
Subject: The Snoopers' Charter: It's back...
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No doubt you'll be receiving a dozen or so emails with this in today, but 
just in case: the Snoopers' Charter's making a comeback, courtesy of a Home 
Office announcement on Friday.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3104054.stm

The draft will allow snooping on email traffic, phone traffic, and *mobile 
phone location details* to - amongst others - the Financial Services 
Authority, the Gaming Board, the Charity Commission, and... oh, yes, every 
single local authority.

Because we all know how absolutely trustworthy every single member of every 
district and city council in Britain is.

Oh, and in case anyone forgot, they'll be able to get this information 
without a warrant. Time to crank up STAND and FaxYourMP again, I think.

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From: "Finn Johansen" <finnj () hexamail com>
To: "Declan McCullagh" <declan () well com>
Subject: UK: Phone and internet accounts will be subject to scrutiny
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2003 23:15:22 +0200

Declan,

I would think this is interesting for your readers.

>From BBC news:
Government agencies will be able to access e-mail and phone data, under
measures unveiled by ministers

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3104054.stm


Finn Johansen
Hexamail Ltd.

Email: finnj () hexamail com
http://www.hexamail.com/




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