Home Office response to fears over email 'snooping'
The Home Office has tweeted a response to people voicing their disapproval of proposed changes to surveillance laws using the hashtag #telldaveeverything.
Security minister James Brokenshire ‘It’s not about trying to create some sort of big new government snooping exercise’ #telldaveeverything
From @ukhomeoffice on Twitter:Security minister James Brokenshire ‘It’s about solving crime and ensuring the police are able to the job that they do.’ #telldaveeverything
From @ukhomeoffice on Twitter:Security minister James Brokenshire: ‘We absolutely get the need for appropriate safeguards.’ #telldaveeverything
From @ukhomeoffice on Twitter:
Lib Dems promise to 'kill' gov't web monitoring plans
Liberal Democrat president Tim Farron vows the party would "kill" proposals for increased monitoring of emails and internet use.
Legislation to let Government read our emails and texts
Ministers are preparing a major expansion of powers to monitor the email exchanges and website visits of every person in the UK.