Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 982292)

Like I said....I'm going to have to try a bit harder.
Maybe it has to do with the fact that you haven't been here that long, and haven't quite got the measure of me yet.....I hope that's what it is :D:D:D

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 982297)

Ah, you will be Ok with me.....I'm just a soft old pussycat....all my claws have fallen out:D

Originally Posted by Wrighty (Post 982145)

Great to know the taxpayers will be paying for the government & there agencies to snoop on everyone at a cost of 200 million a year

Taxpayers must foot £200 million bill to have their emails snooped on - Telegraph

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 982412)

Ya rieght:D

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 982430)

What......? You don't believe I am a soft pussycat....or that all my claws have fallen out?:)

Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 982440)

The U turn is a sign that our perception of the potential for terror needs refreshing.
ie. - we need a 'scare event' (again) in order for the population to accept it.

No doubt some false flag 'terror attack' will be miraculously thwarted soon,
....or maybe will be allowed/arranged to happen.

Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 982440)

The U turn is a sign that our perception of the potential for terror needs refreshing.
ie. - we need a 'scare event' (again) in order for the population to accept it.

No doubt some false flag 'terror attack' will be miraculously thwarted soon,
....or maybe will be allowed/arranged to happen.

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 982457)

Now they are saying that this type of surveillance would be illegal under the ECHR act.......as an invasion of privacy.

From the logistical point of view, I cannot honestly see how it would be possible/practical to monitor(in real time) every web visit, e-mail and mobile phone call that the people of this country make.....unless they were going to recruit a vast number of people to do the job.

Originally Posted by kestrelx (Post 982460)

At the moment it wouldn't really be possible, but the government are going to upgrade broad band for 110 million.

BBC News - Virgin Media to double the speed of customer broadband

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 982467)

And how will this affect the ability of the government to snoop on internet activity?

Are all internet providers going to be involved or just Virgin Media?

Originally Posted by kestrelx (Post 982468)

Surely if the speed is slow they won't be able to access as much data as fast as if it's speeded up!

I don't know about the Virgin Connection!

Originally Posted by kestrelx (Post 982460)

At the moment it wouldn't really be possible, but the government are going to upgrade broad band for 110 million.

BBC News - Virgin Media to double the speed of customer broadband