The state’s prying eyes
By Alex Singleton on Jan 30, 2008 in Politics
On the Telegraph site, I suggest that greater use of encrypted email might not be a bad thing, given the remarkable level of domestic spying being used by government:
Here we have a classic case of a law - the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 - that was designed to fight terrorism, now being subverted to spy on ordinary citizens. The law is being used by busybody local authorities, worried about fly-tipping, to inappropriately read voters’ emails and tap their phones.
