The government will be able to monitor the calls, emails, texts and website visits of everyone in the UK under new legislation set to be announced soon.
Internet firms will be required to give intelligence agency GCHQ access to communications on demand, in real time.
The Home Office says the move is key to tackling crime and terrorism, but civil liberties groups have criticised it.
Tory MP David Davis called it "an unnecessary ...
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This story is an interesting one for me becuase I agree with both sides. I feel it is the duty of the policymakers to protect their citizens as best they can and with rapid developments in technology, the government is able to gain more access to phones, websites, emails, texts, etc. On the other hand, this is an invasion of privacy and people feel uncomfortable with this sort of monitoring. The society is not accepting of the new technological developments however, I think when used appropriately, it will benefit the society as a whole.
Sally Lehrman – Apr. 10, 2012 - 10:18 AM
Interesting points. Is it the technology that society does not accept, or the use of technology for security purposes? It seems that the public is presented with a difficult choice: Use the technology and accept the invasion of privacy, or don’t use the technology and lose its benefits.