Dennis the 'Bloody Peasant'
14th June 2012, 09:42
Security blah blah only the guilty need to worry blah. I know the seemingly good intentions behind this kind of monitoring, but anytime the government and business collude to store more of our info / data, I get a bit nervous (I get hesistant when downloading silly apps and the 'terms and conditions' agreement you tick)
Details of internet use in the UK will have to be stored for a year to allow police and intelligence services to access it, under government plans.
Records will include people's activity on social network sites, webmail, internet phone calls and online gaming.
Home Secretary Theresa May said the change was needed to keep up with how criminals are using new technology.
But senior Tory David Davis called it "incredibly intrusive" and would only "catch the innocent and incompetent".
The government's Communications Bill, to be published in draft form on Thursday, has already sparked controversy and led to tension within the coalition government.
As part of moves to win over critics it is believed councils will be not be able to get access to the details stored under the new plans.
Ministers say laws on internet surveillance must keep pace with technological developments and enable the police to keep track of web-based communications of terrorist suspects and serious criminals.
But critics say it represents an unjustifiable intrusion of state power and will not be effective in bringing potential offenders to justice.
(More at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18434112)
Details of internet use in the UK will have to be stored for a year to allow police and intelligence services to access it, under government plans.
Records will include people's activity on social network sites, webmail, internet phone calls and online gaming.
Home Secretary Theresa May said the change was needed to keep up with how criminals are using new technology.
But senior Tory David Davis called it "incredibly intrusive" and would only "catch the innocent and incompetent".
The government's Communications Bill, to be published in draft form on Thursday, has already sparked controversy and led to tension within the coalition government.
As part of moves to win over critics it is believed councils will be not be able to get access to the details stored under the new plans.
Ministers say laws on internet surveillance must keep pace with technological developments and enable the police to keep track of web-based communications of terrorist suspects and serious criminals.
But critics say it represents an unjustifiable intrusion of state power and will not be effective in bringing potential offenders to justice.
(More at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18434112)