On 1 April 2012 13:59, David Gerard <dgerard(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 1 April 2012 12:23, Svip <svippy(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
On 1 April 2012 12:06, David Gerard
<dgerard(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Also, this article was written on 1 April and is far beyond any
monitoring scheme ever suggested in the Western World. And I am sure
we would have heard about it being mentioned up until this point, if
it was real.
It would be nice, but if it's a prank then (a) lots of other
newspapers are in on it (b) ORG flagged the programme described
several weeks in advance:
http://wiki.openrightsgroup.org/wiki/Communications_Capabilities_Developmen…
http://www.openrightsgroup.org/issues/ccdp
So no, it's in no way a joke. This is absolutely real.
Still *kind of* a joke.
So I would
take that article with a grain of salt. Particularly the
statement about 'real time'. That's not even feasible.
That a desired monitoring regime would require a violation of physics
has *never* stopped a legislative push for such.
But it has always stopped it from being implemented or executed in
practice. While the development is terrifying, it is also important
to note the lack of actual consequences it will have. Other than
being a huge embarrassment.
But I was always under the influence that the UK didn't really care
about free speech and privacy.