Striking the Balance

[David_Biggins@usermgmt.com]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Watkin Simon [mailto:Simon.Watkin@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk]
> Sent: 30 October 2002 17:06
> To: 'ukcrypto@chiark.greenend.org.uk'
> Subject: RE: Striking the Balance 
> 
> 
> In that case someone could argue that those communications 
> service providers
> which even now are "recording everyone's communications data 
> and storing it
> for a year [for business reasons]" are already engaged in a 
> form of mass
> surveillance.
> 
> Simon Watkin

Indeed.  And if there were adequate information and freedom of choice, I
suspect that not a few would boycott such suppliers.

This treads perilously close to the "you've lost so many rights to
others already, a few more to the government can't hurt" defence...


## dave ##