The BBC are reporting that the law requiring all ISPs to keep a copy of
the headers of all emails passing through their email servers is being :
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7819230.stm
Apparently 'small ISPs' are exempt, along with, presumably, private
individuals.
Presumably the terrorists, paedophiles and organised criminals won't
know this and the huge effort and investment required to implement it,
along with the further erosion of our rights, will all be worthwhile.
Reading on down the article there are similar plans for SMS messages
too, although for some reason the Post Office will not be required to
open each and every letter and keep a record of who sent it, who it was
too, when it was written, etc. Oddly inconsistent that..
Am I right in thinking that someone once said that we get the government
we deserve?
Sean
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The computer can't tell you the emotional story. It can give you the exact mathematical design, but what's missing is the eyebrows.
Frank Zappa
