UK government to snoop on our emails

[walesrob]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7819230.stm

So Gordon wants to know who you are emailing, but will not want to know the contents of the email.

And they want to set up a central database for this and other "information" they have about us.

As soon as I get the money, I'm getting out of this daft country. Might be a while though.

[KeithD]

The secret service has been scanning them for years. Nothing to hide so I couldn't care less.

They can have my DNA from a sperm sample, but Gordon will have to get it himself

[darren-b]

agreed, it's definately not a new thing. I work for a large ISP and email logs have been kept for a long time and given to to the police, etc when requested.

[somebody]

The secret service has been scanning them for years. Nothing to hide so I couldn't care less.

They can have my DNA from a sperm sample, but Gordon will have to get it himself

He may well take you up on that offer

Be handy if you delete a mail by accident then just ring up the goverment

[walesrob]

agreed, it's definately not a new thing. I work for a large ISP and email logs have been kept for a long time and given to to the police, etc when requested.

So if I am using an email hosting service who is based in New York (Tuffmail if you've ever heard of it), and has servers in America, and I send email always through their own secure SMTP servers not my ISP email servers, surely my ISP cannot trace any emails I send.

[darren-b]

So if I am using an email hosting service who is based in New York (Tuffmail if you've ever heard of it), and has servers in America, and I send email always through their own secure SMTP servers not my ISP email servers, surely my ISP cannot trace any emails I send.

Yup, you're pretty hidden from the eyes of the UK government. Whether you're hidden from the eyes of the US government is another question...

[somebody]

I saw an article the other day that now the Police have the power to bug your pc, via software or hardware. So I will be keeping an eye out to see if any seals are broken on me laptop or look a little to new.

Blimey we get closer to 1984 as we move further from it.

[KeithD]

I've been bugging the police for years

[jimeve]

I've been bugging the police for years

thought at first you said buggering.

[somebody]

thought at first you said buggering.

He cant resist a man in a Uniform

[walesrob]

Yup, you're pretty hidden from the eyes of the UK government.

So my sheep activities are safe

Whether you're hidden from the eyes of the US government is another question...

Unless "sheep control" is something that may interest them

[somebody]

So my sheep activities are safe



Unless "sheep control" is something that may interest them

Kind of lucky your Email does not go via Aus or new zealand

[joebloggs]

thought at first you said buggering.

i thought he said bung the police, i was wondering how scouser Keith was able to be on the run for so long without the long arm of the law catching up with him..


well if the cops are reading this could they please delete all the spam mail i get in my gmail account, its getting out of hand again

[somebody]

i thought he said bung the police, i was wondering how scouser Keith was able to be on the run for so long without the long arm of the law catching up with him..


well if the cops are reading this could they please delete all the spam mail i get in my gmail account, its getting out of hand again

As the recession bites the goverment could employ people to clear up the spam for you, get rid of all the emails you dont need after a certain date (you know daily alerts etc)

So loft laying and email what else can we suggest Brown does to be the saviour of the world