Guardian: Privacy fear over (new) plan to store email etc --- effects on society

David_Biggins@usermgmt.com David_Biggins at usermgmt.com
Thu, 22 Aug 2002 14:17:23 +0100


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bettina Jodda (Twister) [mailto:twister@stop1984.com]
> Sent: Thursday, 22 August, 2002 10:56
> To: ukcrypto@chiark.greenend.org.uk
> Subject: Re: Guardian: Privacy fear over (new) plan to store email etc
> --- effects on society
> The recent spotlight on "Terrorists using anonymous cell 
> phones" or so is in 
> my humble opinion a pointer to the fact that this will have 
> to be used as a 
> reason for making anonymously made phone calls hard to make.


Given that in the USA they are shortly to introduce disposable pre-pay
phones,   I think this genie is already out of the bottle.

## dave ##