[Malaaikah]

The government will be able to monitor the calls, emails, texts and website visits of everyone in the UK under new legislation set to be announced soon.

Internet firms will be required to give intelligence agency GCHQ access to communications on demand, in real time.

The Home Office says the move is key to tackling crime and terrorism, but civil liberties groups have criticised it.

Tory MP David Davis called it "an unnecessary extension of the ability of the state to snoop on ordinary people".

Attempts by the last Labour government to take similar steps failed after huge opposition, including from the Tories.

'Unprecedented step'

A new law - which may be announced in the forthcoming Queen's Speech in May - would not allow GCHQ to access the content of emails, calls or messages without a warrant.

But it would enable intelligence officers to identify who an individual or group is in contact with, how often and for how long. They would also be able to see which websites someone had visited.

In a statement, the Home Office said action was needed to "maintain the continued availability of communications data as technology changes".


"It is vital that police and security services are able to obtain communications data in certain circumstances to investigate serious crime and terrorism and to protect the public," a spokesman said.

"As set out in the Strategic Defence and Security Review we will legislate as soon as parliamentary time allows to ensure that the use of communications data is compatible with the government's approach to civil liberties."

But Conservative MP and former shadow home secretary David Davis said it would make it easier for the government "to eavesdrop on vast numbers of people".

"What this is talking about doing is not focusing on terrorists or criminals, it's absolutely everybody's emails, phone calls, web access..." he told the BBC.

"All that's got to be recorded for two years and the government will be able to get at it with no by your leave from anybody."

He said that until now anyone wishing to monitor communications had been required to gain permission from a magistrate.

"You shouldn't go beyond that in a decent civilised society, but that's what's being proposed."




http://www.bbc.co.uk...litics-17576745

[Desert-Sheikh]

sinner123, on 03 April 2012 - 04:46 PM, said:

The government will be able to monitor the calls, emails, texts and website visits of everyone in the UK under new legislation set to be announced soon.

Facebook, Gmail, AOL, Youtube etc keep records of all the websites you visit, videos you watch and all your search data (almost every regular search engine records all your search data). You MUST sign off from your Facebook, Gmail, AOL, Youtube etc accounts while randomly browsing the internet.

[The-Mughal-Sister]

Desert-Sheikh, on 03 April 2012 - 04:54 PM, said:

Facebook, Gmail, AOL, Youtube etc keep records of all the websites you visit, videos you watch and all your search data (almost every regular search engine records all your search data). You MUST sign off from your Facebook, Gmail, AOL, Youtube etc accounts while randomly browsing the internet.

I don't mean to sound cynical, I understand privacy is valuable.

But what does this all mean for a normal internet user like me, who browsing here and there?

What would they do keeping my search details?

I've got nothing to hide?

[Desert-Sheikh]

The-Mughal-Sister, on 03 April 2012 - 04:59 PM, said:

I don't mean to sound cynical, I understand privacy is valuable.

But what does this all mean for a normal internet user like me, who browsing here and there?

What would they do keeping my search details?

I've got nothing to hide?

If you keep searching Usama & Co, visit/post Jihadi Websites/Blogs etc, they'll put you on danger 'list'.

Eevn if you reply to DR. AQ's Emails.

[qalam]

Desert-Sheikh, on 03 April 2012 - 05:08 PM, said:

If you keep searching Usama & Co, visit/post Jihadi Websites/Blogs etc, they'll put you on danger 'list'.

Eevn if you reply to DR. AQ's Emails.

salam


why are you mantioning my good name in the same sentence structure as obl?


dr aq

[Malaaikah]

Desert-Sheikh, on 03 April 2012 - 05:08 PM, said:

If you keep searching Usama & Co, visit/post Jihadi Websites/Blogs etc, they'll put you on danger 'list'.

Eevn if you reply to DR. AQ's Emails.

Even if you search something once they will be outside your door within a matter of seconds.


Maybe you should ban certain words from this forum so it doesnt get added to the hitlist.

[qalam]

sinner123, on 03 April 2012 - 05:25 PM, said:

Even if you search something once they will be outside your door within a matter of seconds.


Maybe you should ban certain words from this forum so it doesnt get added to the hitlist.

salam


good idea

i would sugest you ban the word sinner


lol

anyway i worked at gchq cheltenham for about 3 years as a specialst in urdu and potwari languages. they are doing scary stuff

And if sameer blackburn wala eh pareeeriya thehe kameeniyaa you owe me £5.59 .




dr aq