Posted: 13th Sep, 2003 By: MarkJ
The UK government has unveiled what it hopes will be the final version of its online security bill, which has been nickname the "
snooper's charter". Separately Telco's and ISPs have been ordered to keep records of phone calls and Internet visits for a year:
The civil rights campaigners Liberty have denounced the latest plans which give agencies such as fire authorities, jobcentres, the Postal Services Commission, the Gaming Board and the Charity Commission the power to use surveillance to investigate crime.
Liberty director Shami Chakrabati said: "This underlines the uncomfortable fact that the British public are the most spied upon people in the Western world. The government has failed to learn from its mistakes.
After the original "snoopers' charter" was published last year, the government was forced to retreat after enormous public outcry. We hope the same happens again".More @
BBC News Online.