The Guardian - A Treasonous "Newspaper"

[joebloggs]

you've still not answered my question is it ok for the gov to break the law ? no one is above the law

[SimonH]

you've still not answered my question is it ok for the gov to break the law ? no one is above the law

What law in particular are you talking about

[joebloggs]

What law in particular are you talking about

Civil rights groups have filed papers arguing that the use of Prism, an internet surveillance scheme which whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed had been tapping private online communications since 2007, breaches the right to privacy found in the European Convention on Human Rights.

so spying on us all didn't prevent the 7th july 2005 attacks

[gWaPito]

so spying on us all didn't prevent the 7th july 2005 attacks

I expect the bombers used pseudonyms and a VPN and I doubt their IP can be traced as I suspect they don't have a proper ISP

[SimonH]

I expect the bombers used pseudonyms and a VPN and I doubt their IP can be traced as I suspect they don't have a proper ISP

Maybe Abdul the terrorist also changed his name to a non suspicious one like Fred

[joebloggs]

I expect the bombers used pseudonyms and a VPN and I doubt their IP can be traced as I suspect they don't have a proper ISP

well no point in spying on people when

[SimonH]

Civil rights groups have filed papers arguing that the use of Prism, an internet surveillance scheme which whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed had been tapping private online communications since 2007, breaches the right to privacy found in the European Convention on Human Rights.

so spying on us all didn't prevent the 7th july 2005 attacks

That was 8 years ago, believe me I remember it very well as another bomb was found abandoned less than 50 feet from my desk in London

I'm sure we've all learnt a lot in the last 8 years, but people always remember the bad days, not a week ago last Thursday when there were no bomb threats, I wonder why

Once more:-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21878867