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[FYI] Extent of UK snooping revealed



http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3030851.stm

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Last Updated: Friday, 16 May, 2003, 16:51 GMT 17:51 UK

Extent of UK snooping revealed

Officials in the UK are routinely demanding huge quantities of 
information about what people do online and who they call, say 
privacy experts.

Police and other officials are making around a million requests for 
access to data held by net and telephone companies each year, 
according to figures compiled from the government, legal experts and 
the internet industry.

The findings were announced at a public debate into government 
proposals to widen powers for internet snooping held in London this 
week. 

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