Internet Privacy Becomes A Thing of The Past.

[Big Brother]

Now foreign police forces can snoop on your emails and texts as part of Home Office's controversial 'snoopers' charter'.

Foreign police forces will be able to obtain details of the British public’s internet use, emails and text messages, it emerged last night.

In a controversial move, MPs were told that officials in Europe and the US will be able to take advantage of the Home Office’s proposed ‘snoopers’ charter’.

The information could be used for pursuing UK citizens for crimes which allegedly took place while they were on holiday or over the internet.

It will force internet service providers to keep the data of every website visit, email, text message and visit to Facebook or Skype for a minimum of 12 months.

Police and other government agencies will not be able to access the content of the emails or messages – but will know who was contacted, when and by what method.

The addresses of website visits – which build up a full picture of a person’s interests – will also be available.

Mrs May says the new regime is vital in the fight against terrorism, paedophiles and organised crime in the UK.

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I'm in full support of an enhanced deterrent on terrorism, paedophilia and organised crime, but what about the impact these measures shall have on internet privacy, personal confidentiality, and anonymity?

Should we sacrifice our personal privacy for a collective, utilitarian approach to tackling crime?

Is George Orwell's vision of the future finally becoming a reality?

[internetcynic]

This and the previous government has utter failed to protect the citizens of these islands against the excesses of foreigners, its outrageous.

Thats why Its almost crucial to use a VPN tunnel to browse.

[Big Brother]

The only positive (negative to some) that I can see in this is that "Police and other government agencies will not be able to access the content of the emails or messages – but will know who was contacted, when and by what method".

So, they can "snoop", but at least the content of your emails etc. is not open to scrutiny, ...or so they say.

[Aardvark]

I must admit that I never really saw the Internet as private, our usage has always been open to abuse.

[Big Brother]

That would all depend on how you would define "abuse".

And should everyone have their privacy compromised because of a minority of abusers?

[angelman]

I lead an incredibly boring life which I doubt anyone would be interested in, nor which websites I visit. Well actually, with the latter, they might be with some (but as long as they don't tell the Mrs!)

I am not sure why we think that the web is particularly secure or anonymous. Probably because we think that we can hide behind a screen and keyboard and no one can find us. Commercially, if you have hugely sensitive information, you do not send it by fax, SMS, MMS, email etc etc unless you have proper encryption.

And then you/I are one of 70 million odd people in this country. Do you think that you are going to be specifically targeted to see which dirty websites you have visited?

[Road_Hog]

Does this mean I'm going to have to stop visiting the goat pron websites?

[Aardvark]

Does this mean I'm going to have to stop visiting the goat pron websites?

I'm afraid it's going to be a return to the refreshing anonymity of Leamington's dogging scene for you.

[Big Brother]

And then you/I are one of 70 million odd people in this country. Do you think that you are going to be specifically targeted to see which dirty websites you have visited?

Yes, and this may mean having to greatly reduce or give up the beasty porn ...for a lot of internet users.

Not me.

NEVER me.

I want to emphasise that I do NOT view images of women having sex with horses.

Clear!?



Dogs, ponies .....

[dloper]

I wonder what would happen if everyone who thinks their privacy is at risk were to include a selection of keywords such as terrorist, plot, bomb, subversion, al qaeda etc. in every electronic communication.

Hopefully GCHQ and their equivalents would seize up in a cloud of acrid smoke.