Privacy:

[TEKLOFTY]

Just came across this:
UK launches massive, one-year program to archive every email

What do you guys think about it? Is it a step too far?

 

[sumo89]

It's ridiculous, the government is determined to make me loose all faith in them. It's been kept out of the media as well, which makes me suspicious even more.

 

[synergy]

its the big brother syndrome again you wont be able to do anything without the government knowing about it soon, they was on about putting trackers in every vehicle too charge you for using certain roads they can and will track every move you make,

i can understand tracking emails if you are a suspected criminal or terrorist but to track law abiding citizens of this country is bang out of order

now this post will flag up on the government system because i put terrorist

 

[Pmr Man]

WTF!!! why, why, why, i hate you troll faced excuse for a prime minister. i tell you what. i think we should make MP'S lives like big brother for every minute of their career. then they can feel what its like

EDIT; britains going to turn out like in george orwells 1984, only apple can save us!

 

[Ali]

this is just ridiculously stupid!!

 

[sumo89]

EDIT; britains going to turn out like in george orwells 1984, only apple can save us!

Ok you've really confused me; how are apple going to save us? Apart from just stealing our money.

 

[seany boy]

The data retention rules require the archival of all email traffic (the identities of the sender and receiver, but not the contents of the messages)

Not as bad as it seems.

 

[TEKLOFTY]

Not as bad as it seems.

Just because they can't save them, doesn't mean they can't read them - this could be open to serious abuse.

 

[seany boy]

Ah ha, point taken. I overlooked that

 

[Pmr Man]

Ok you've really confused me; how are apple going to save us? Apart from just stealing our money.

you know that apple advert. from ages ago.

this will be britain in a few years (without the macintosh?)