Herald: Smith considers plan to let firms monitor internet

Geraint · **Posted:** Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:31:15 +0000

http://www.theherald.co.uk/politics/news/display.var.2504617.0.Smith_considers_plan_to_let_firms_monitor_internet_and_calls.php

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Big Brother-style monitoring of private internet, text messages and telephone traffic could be carried out by communication companies on behalf of the UK Government.

David Moss · **Joined:** Sat, 07 Apr 2007 10:29:05 +0000 **Posts:** 2842

Geraint wrote:

http://www.theherald.co.uk/politics/news/display.var.2504617.0.Smith_considers_plan_to_let_firms_monitor_internet_and_calls.php

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Big Brother-style monitoring of private internet, text messages and telephone traffic could be carried out by communication companies on behalf of the UK Government.

So perhaps yesterday wasn't all bad news for Detica: Spy chiefs plot £12bn IT spree for comms überdatabase.

Geraint · **Posted:** Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:39:33 +0000

Diane Pottinger at the Home Office is trying very hard not to tell me what the Home Office and Detica have been discussing:

http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/m ... ith_detica

http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/m ... n_the_last

http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/m ... the_last_2

This one will end with the ICO, I suspect.

David Moss · **Joined:** Sat, 07 Apr 2007 10:29:05 +0000 **Posts:** 2842

Diane Pottinger wrote:

It would also be helpful if you were more specific about what you want to know ...

But then you wouldn't need to ask, would you?

NO2ID

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