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    Email and web use 'to be monitored' under new laws

    Welcome to 1984, no doubt we will have to pay for any infrastructure changes require to implement this in increased taxes / price hikes from ISP's.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17576745
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    Re: Email and web use 'to be monitored' under new laws

    I run my own email server, does that make me an 'internet firm'? And what about DNS services based outside the UK? or will they be logging the IP addresses of all packets sent and received? Then of course there are things like Tor which will render this useless.

    A similar story to DRM really, it's something that just hurts the legitimate users (because in the end, we pay for the equipment/software to do the snooping), while everyone who has a real reason to hide their actions will do exactly that with little effort.
    I don't mean to sound cold, or cruel, or vicious, but I am so that's the way it comes out.

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    Re: Email and web use 'to be monitored' under new laws

    Feel sorry for the poor sod who has to read my boring emails, might start putting in links to porn to brighten up his day

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    Re: Email and web use 'to be monitored' under new laws

    They can go frag themselves.

    It never pass through.

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    Re: Email and web use 'to be monitored' under new laws

    Quote Originally Posted by IronWarrior View Post
    They can go frag themselves.

    It never pass through.
    Wouldn't be to sure on that...
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    Re: Email and web use 'to be monitored' under new laws

    You know it's ALL kinds of wrong when you are wondering if its a really crap April fools.

    I think they'll force this through.

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    Re: Email and web use 'to be monitored' under new laws

    looks like its time to move my vpn vps to iceland
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    Re: Email and web use 'to be monitored' under new laws

    And if you think they can not allready do this you are sadly mistaken.

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    Re: Email and web use 'to be monitored' under new laws

    Quote Originally Posted by IronWarrior View Post
    They can go frag themselves.

    It never pass through.
    They can pass anything if they say "9/11" and "terrorism" over and over again.
    Last edited by Jonatron; 02-04-2012 at 09:27 AM. Reason: typo

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    Re: Email and web use 'to be monitored' under new laws

    Frankly scary. Is there at least a petition we can sign ?
    Actually is there a UK EFF ?
    Society's to blame,
    Or possibly Atari.

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    Re: Email and web use 'to be monitored' under new laws

    Quote Originally Posted by Jonatron View Post
    They can pass anything if they say "9/11" and "terrorism" over and over again.
    You forgot protecting the children.

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    Re: Email and web use 'to be monitored' under new laws

    Quote Originally Posted by roachcoach View Post
    You forgot protecting the children.
    Yes, screaming CP will pass *anything*.
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    Re: Email and web use 'to be monitored' under new laws

    On the plus side, big media will love it

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    Re: Email and web use 'to be monitored' under new laws

    Quote Originally Posted by roachcoach View Post
    On the plus side, China will love it
    Corrected for you. Now we won't be able to criticise their monitoring of internet usage in their country.
    Last edited by CAT-THE-FIFTH; 02-04-2012 at 11:13 AM.

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    Re: Email and web use 'to be monitored' under new laws

    Quote Originally Posted by CAT-THE-FIFTH View Post
    Corrected for you. Now we won't be able to criticise their monitoring of internet usage in their country.
    It doesn't stop the USofA. Western exceptionalism, you see. We're so awesome, that we're beyond hypocrisy!
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    Re: Email and web use 'to be monitored' under new laws

    Quote Originally Posted by Jonatron View Post
    They can pass anything if they say "9/11" and "terrorism" over and over again.
    It's like 911 times one thousand.
    You mean 911,000?
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