UK Government To Monitor All Internet Use 446
nk497 writes "The UK government has further detailed plans to track all communications — mobile phone calls, text messages, email and browser sessions — in the fight against terrorism, pedophiles and organized crime. The government said it's not looking to see what you're saying, just to whom and when and how. Contrary to previous plans to keep it all in a massive database, it will now let ISPs and telecoms firms store the data themselves, and access it when it feels it needs it." And to clarify this,
Barence writes "The UK Government has dropped plans to create a massive database of all internet communications, following stern criticism from privacy advocates. Instead the Government wants ISPs and mobile phone companies to retain details of mobile phone calls, emails and internet sites visited. As with the original scheme, the actual content of the phone calls and messages won't be recorded, just the dates, duration and location/IP address of messages sent. The security services would then have to apply to the ISP or telecoms company to have the data released. The new proposals would also require ISPs to retain details of communications that originated in other countries but passed over the UK's network, such as instant messages."
Porn Database (Score:5, Funny)
Like the old saying (Score:2, Funny)
Nothing can go wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong...
At least its for the Children!!! (Score:5, Funny)
Well, I am not going to feel safe until *everyone* is in jail. That is the only way to make sure there is not a criminal free somewheres.
Re:Good news for the Royal Mail (Score:4, Funny)
Maybe the e-snoop plan is a ploy by the postal service to boost revenues. Very clever, those Brits.
Easy to spot (Score:2, Funny)
AC1: I'm thinking to get a new car next week
AC2: Sweet, what colour are you getting?
AC1: Dude? "colour"?
AC2: I didn't put that 'u' there...
Re:Good news for the Royal Mail (Score:5, Funny)
Please, as anyone who does sorting in RM will tell you, losing stuff is damned rare.
Most mail that doesn't reach its destination is because the public is apparently too damn stupid to write a proper address.
Hell, just last week I had two letters to Dublin, United Kingdom; three to West Germany and a couple of dozen with no town or city...
Never mind the people who just make up post codes.
Re:Good news for the Royal Mail (Score:5, Funny)
I'm sorry, but if I want to write my address as "1337 Drive, Leetown, HAX X0R" simply because it sounds a lot cooler than "123 Main Steet, Liverpool", I bloody well will and it's your job to make sure it gets there!
Re:Good news for the Royal Mail (Score:2, Funny)
Re:1984 (Score:5, Funny)
Actually, according to our govt database, George Orwell turned over twice within an hour of this slashdot posting.
Re:1984 (Score:3, Funny)
Dude, you might have been tagged Troll by the Kosdot mods who dislike any assault on the political elite, since "progressives" are the ones in power now.
Re:Foolish thought. Not enough space for that. (Score:2, Funny)
Would you like to lash me with that nice whip you have there?
Public school boy, are you?
Re:Good news for the Royal Mail (Score:3, Funny)
int main Street?