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22 May Ok, I just came across this article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1990999/Home-Office-plans-to-create-Big-brother-database-for-phones-calls,-emails-and-web-use.html and didnt think the News section on Gooruze was the right place to put it but I do feel its worth discussing. The basic idea is that all information phone calls, emails, texts and web use by Britsih citizens would be collected by the Home Office and stored in a database and all this is being considered for the draft Communications Bill to be published later this year. This is worrying on several levels not only does it hint at a 'big brother' state, it also raises concerns regarding security of personal information. I'm sure most people are aware of the incident regarding child benefit information contained on a CD going missing, surely having all this information in one place is a big security risk? and with the governments recent track record could we trust them not to put in a repeat performance? how many of us shop online or do online banking? Will this bill mean our bank details will also be stored on the database if we use the internet to shop or do our banking? Am I over reacting? Given that since last October telecomms companies have been required to keep records of phone calls and text messages for 12 months anyhow, Should I be concerned?..... should we be concerned? What do you think?
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