EU Law allows police to spy on phone and net traffic.
European law enforcement agencies were given sweeping powers yesterday to monitor telephone, internet and email traffic in a move denounced by critics as the biggest threat to data privacy in a generation.
Despite opposition from civil liberties groups worldwide, the European parliament bowed to pressure from individual governments, led by Britain, and approved legislation to give police the power to access the communications records of every phone and internet user.
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agitprop
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BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE! Despite being proven a bunch of incompetant fools, the FBI has received authority to monitor mosques and other religious premises, and to surf the internet for signs of "criminal activity". The new rules, announced by US Attorney General Ashcroft, swept away a so-called "grey area" in FBI operations, which the bureau blamed for its inability to nab al-Qaida suspects prior to "September 11". Here's the meat and potatoes: http://www.guardian.co.uk/bush...54,00.html Now I recommend you hire a copy of Terry Gilliam's brilliant Orwellian opus "Brazil" at once and prepare yourself for today's future right now (huh?!) |
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