r32

504,073 requests to snoop by 653 state bodies which included councils, fire services, ambulance service, FSA, prison governors etc, etc. during 2008. Thats the equivalent of snooping on 1 in 78 people. All done using the terrorist legislation enabled by this government of the people.
Sadly even more legislation is in the pipeline.
Seems a bit out of proportion to me, but I dont have anything to hide, so it must be OK I suppose?

astraboy

you were going great until you called it 'terrorist legislation'.

Try getting your facts from anywhere apart from the tabloid headlines. hell, even wikipedia would be a start.
Astraboy.

Leslie

Well whatever the legislation is, I personally find it a very worrying trend.

Les

SJ_Skyline

They may be able to snoop on your every move but it didn't appear help Hazel the demented ginger dwarf Blears today

The Chief

Plutonium 239.

There that should get the people at Menwith Hill snooping this thread.

SwissTony

iTrader: (19)

muslim and 'de bomb'

That should help

BOB.T

****

THAT will have em looking!

Trout

iTrader: (1)

Plutonium is SO last century, Polonium is where it is at now folks.

r32

It was originally brought in so that the police etc could snoop on suspected terrorists, the range was then opened up so that any one who was a danger to the state could be watched without their knowledge.

Leslie

Does that really mean the party in power?

Les

r32

The Law is the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 and was initially designed to allow the Police and other bodies to fight the terrorist threat. The legislation was written to cover a broad spectrum. I got the data from a report by the Communications Commissioner, Sir Paul Kennedy and not from the tabloids, or from Wikipedia (which is often wrong). Plus the data is also available if you care to look in a statement by Chris Hulme.

Leslie

They just do what they want now anyway!

Les