Brits, what's this about your gov spying on Internet use - you're becoming the Soviets more&more?

[Sophie©]

UK government plans to track ALL web use: MI5 to install 'black box' spy devices:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/a...z2K8WFGxj3

[Y]

At least they told you about it, the US was doing it for years before it was known they were.

[Beastie]

Daily Mail. Not to be used as a good source.

You think your government isn't doing the same sort of thing behind the scenes? At least this went through Parliament and absolutely no one is happy about it.

And seriously, don't bother implying that the government and the people are the same thing.

[Philip]

They are just planning on doing the same thing that your own N.S.A does,
ie, listen out for key words.
I am all for it myself, if your not doing anything that may harm your national
security, then you have nothing to worry about.

EDIT: @ ? It wasn't Google we invented, it was the www

[GOD (backup)]

they are hypocritics....

[u_bin_called]

Ever hear of a guy named Eric Holder?

He once argued that private individuals should NOT have access to encryption software...He continues to push ISPs to log all traffic and maintain those logs permanently.

As a young staff lawyer in the Clinton White House, Holder wrote papers justifying warrant-less wire-tapping and internet surveillance...

...these papers were later used to develop the electronic surveillance protocols in the Patriot Act..

[James]

This is YA USA. You might try asking in the British one.

[?]

Eeek, the Brits have invented Google!

[Richard]

Ah yes but in the tradition of democracy, transparency and openness ( or is that Peristroica and Glasnost) we are going to lobby for an independent body tasked to spy on government internet use to find out what their real agenda is and report back via twitter.

[dick.thepenman]

And the problem is ? just think of all the muslim hate mongers they will be able to monitor