Poll: Investigatory Powers Bill or "Snoopers' Charter" has been approved

[Dis86]

Isn't it sad you have to pay to slightly protect your privacy whilst simultaneously reducing your ease of use.



Busy doing nothing.

Or maybe they're like my local council and are writing a newsletter about their success in making sure a local housing development (which they said they'd block) washes the wheels on its trucks to make sure no mud ends up on the road (it's very muddy).

Sounds like my council too. We literally had half the town vote against a development and they still went ahead. Strangely a company owned by the head councillors best friend was doing the work...

 

[Mynight]

Sounds like my council too. We literally had half the town vote against a development and they still went ahead. Strangely a company owned by the head councillors best friend was doing the work...

Personally I don't mind the development, it was needed, it's just how they went on and on about how they'd block it from happening then failed and started championing their ability to get the wheels washed(and still failed) that makes me laugh. Despite the minor victories they've had its a beautiful summary of their lack of ability whilst getting paid stupid money to do it.

Think I'm in the wrong job .

 

[Tefal]

I don't quite know how I feel about this.

One part of me thinks it is good to maintain security of this country and the same part of me thinks "if you've got nothing to hide, you've got nothing to fear".

The other part of me hates being watched and would like some privacy from time to time.

Well given snowden showed us that the powers already available were widely abused to spy on and monitor women/girlfriends/wives etc.

It makes no difference if you have done anything wrong.


Also even innocent people have things to hide.

 

[ChroniC]

We need to fight back with just noise.

Everyone upload videos of them selves wacking off....

Aren't we all doing that anyway?

 

[estebanrey]

Regardless, I expect it to be broadly ignored - applies to ISPs above 10,000 subscribers? How long until people are paying their bills to Andrews & Arnold 01 Ltd, Andrews & Arnold 02 Ltd etc.

Don't need to, it doesn't apply to non-British companies either. ISP's can just move their head office out of the UK.

 

[AHarvey]

Wouldn't it be wonderful if these new powers were used against the people that voted it in...I imagine that a lot of them have more to hide than 99.9% of the public.

 

[Mynight]

Wouldn't it be wonderful if these new powers were used against the people that voted it in...I imagine that a lot of them have more to hide than 99.9% of the public.

Pretty sure there is a law against snooping on government in regards to mi5/GCHQ/etc.

Can't have their dodgy dealings in public now.

 

[V F]

Privacy isn't a thing anymore. You are not allowed to keep anything hidden, we're doomed.

Time to fall off the grid.

Light cycles.

 

[Tunney]

It's a shame that there aren't more MPs who actually understand technology.

 

[V F]

It's a shame that there aren't more MPs who actually understand technology.

Oh my sides. They cannot understand common sense.

 

[Tummy]

It's a shame that there aren't more MPs who actually understand technology.

I honestly do not think it would matter if they did, politics is not about understanding, it is about political ideologies.

 

[V F]

Is it? I thought it was about power and all the perks.

 

[thebennyboy]

Is it? I thought it was about power and all the perks.

Like being able to claim £35 for breakfast? Must have been good for £35.

Certainly wouldn't have been a Sausage & Egg McMuffin with a coffee.

 

[Cosimo]

So it's VPN time then?

Got something to hide?

 

[kitfit1]

Wouldn't it be wonderful if these new powers were used against the people that voted it in...I imagine that a lot of them have more to hide than 99.9% of the public.

If memory serves me correctly, MP's voted an amendment to the then proposed bill that specifically outlawed any snooping on them, members of there staff or there family. One law for them and another law for us.

 

[oldbag]

Got something to hide?

Not particularly.

I don't like the idea of my internet records being so easily accessed and potentially easily abused.

Also it is the first step towards being able to profile people, their views, their actions, whether they become under suspicion or not. This could be very dangerous for future governments and what they want to do.

 

[Tefal]

I think a month of this level of survailence against government and thier familes would have us left without a single mp or lord not facing charges.

 

[The Mad Rapper]

Not particularly.

I don't like the idea of my internet records being so easily accessed and potentially easily abused.

Also it is the first step towards being able to profile people, their views, their actions, whether they become under suspicion or not. This could be very dangerous for future governments and what they want to do.

Pornhub should be no source of shame - it's 2016 after all.

 

[eddiemcgarrigle]

Nice to see that the SNP have completely capitulated again. How anyone could have believed they were right to lead an entire country is beyond me.

Care to back up that up? Capitulated again? The SNP abstained in order to demand for the legislation to improve at the next reading. They will oppose it at the final reading if new committee powers are not drafted to safeguard privacy and liberty.

 

[Caged]

If they oppose the bill in its current form then they should have expressed that in the vote. I am not sure what abstaining achieves other than demonstrating apathy.