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By *onnybag69 OP   Man
over a year ago

Manchester

lf the government pass the snooper‘s charter in the house of commons

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No, fab will continue. Fab rules!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Can you enlightenment me as to how websites will be affected please.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

Fab will only end when we are all on the naughty step.

C'mon mods, up your game

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"lf the government pass the snooper‘s charter in the house of commons"

That doesn't change anything.

If the government want to spy on you they will.

All this legislation means is they are saying "Yeah, we spy on you".

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By *nvictusMan
over a year ago

Beeston

Well I went to a meet in my Time-Machine with 3 ladies I meet on here in 2087, so we are safe until then at least then

...I think I left my favourite pants behind though

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By *bi HaiveMan
Forum Mod

over a year ago

Cheeseville, Somerset


"lf the government pass the snooper‘s charter in the house of commons"

In a word? No.

Why do you think it will?

A

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"lf the government pass the snooper‘s charter in the house of commons

In a word? No.

Why do you think it will?

A"

That's what I want to know. Is everything on here encrypted or inaccessible to the Government if they wanted to have a nose?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"lf the government pass the snooper‘s charter in the house of commons"

No.....it will just give them permission to do what they have been doing for years anyway....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mps can wank over my pics if they wanna. I already think they're wankers anyway.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If the government or whoever had a quick peep at my internet search history they'd see fabswingers and then oooh how to make a chocolate cake in a mug, then local weather report then why do you eat more when you're ovulating, barbell back routine, all random stuff!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I better delete my history........

Nuclear fission

Home made explosives

Ak47 shooting experiences

Most densely populated areas

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Fab will only end when we are all on the naughty step.

C'mon mods, up your game "

Haha

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

[user removed by the CIA and shipped of to Guantanamo bay for waterboarding and extensive willy humiliation 09:41 27/5/15]

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By *uby0000Woman
over a year ago

hertfordshire

[Removed by poster at 27/05/15 09:51:46]

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We are only gonna get spammed to death by adverts, that's all.

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By *r and mrs sanddancerCouple
over a year ago

BOLDON COLLIERY

if your worried about the gov spying on you

just put up a warning like the Sydney university one

that will scare them off

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's aimed More at encrypted messaging services like Whatsapp as they currently have little or no access to them, which apparently can be exploited by terrorist groups and other unsavoury characters.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fab and a few Training fitness and diet forums for me. They won't even have to snoop. If they felt compelled to find out about me they could ask politely. I'm sure a few politicians will be quaking in their brogues over this anyway.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fab is lagging for me right now.

Paranoid.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Fab is lagging for me right now.

Paranoid. "

That's GCHQ at work

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By *nleashedCrakenMan
over a year ago

Widnes


"I better delete my history........

Nuclear fission

Home made explosives

Ak47 shooting experiences

Most densely populated areas

"

So it was you I was chatting to on that other site!

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By *nleashedCrakenMan
over a year ago

Widnes


"It's aimed More at encrypted messaging services like Whatsapp as they currently have little or no access to them, which apparently can be exploited by terrorist groups and other unsavoury characters."

Some think I'm quite savoury others that I'm quite unsavoury. I guess it's just a matter of taste.

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By *exy hot wife 84Couple
over a year ago

Stevenage


"I better delete my history........

Nuclear fission

Home made explosives

Ak47 shooting experiences

Most densely populated areas

"

lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I better delete my history........

Nuclear fission

Home made explosives

Ak47 shooting experiences

Most densely populated areas

So it was you I was chatting to on that other site!"

Shhhhhhh, that was meant to be a secret dude. Is that why I'm now being waterboarded ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Fab is lagging for me right now.

Paranoid.

That's GCHQ at work "

Yes i was thinking that, slowing down my connection coz they're tapped into it.

Hope someone i know has tools to keep them off it...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What sort world are we living in where normal people can't have privacy, it's riddiculous and of course the government will say it's for your safety but once again the small minority ruin life for the masses.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Fab is lagging for me right now.

Paranoid.

That's GCHQ at work

Yes i was thinking that, slowing down my connection coz they're tapped into it.

Hope someone i know has tools to keep them off it... "

Use a Tor browser.

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By *nleashedCrakenMan
over a year ago

Widnes


"What sort world are we living in where normal people can't have privacy, it's riddiculous and of course the government will say it's for your safety but once again the small minority ruin life for the masses."

And they're mostly single guys to. grrr

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"What sort world are we living in where normal people can't have privacy, it's riddiculous and of course the government will say it's for your safety but once again the small minority ruin life for the masses."

Sadly that minority use various websites and communication apps to plan acts of terror or pass illegal images/substances. I hate the fact that we're all spied on but that's something we can do bugger all about these days. We just have to accept the fact. The Yanks have been at it for years and pass it on to our government anyway so this new bill changes nothing.

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By *nleashedCrakenMan
over a year ago

Widnes


"I better delete my history........

Nuclear fission

Home made explosives

Ak47 shooting experiences

Most densely populated areas

So it was you I was chatting to on that other site!

Shhhhhhh, that was meant to be a secret dude. Is that why I'm now being waterboarded ? "

I'm OK. Made a deal with them. Might of just mentioned that you knew something mind. Can't remember for sure.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Why so concerned if the government snoop? It's not like I'm committing a crime or an act of terror by being here. Now, if my senior manager at work, or heaven forbid my mother found me on here I'd be closing my account in a flash.

In the big scheme of things the government and the law makers don't care about us folk. That's proven time and time again whenever they announce a budget or pass another ludicrous law.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I better delete my history........

Nuclear fission

Home made explosives

Ak47 shooting experiences

Most densely populated areas

So it was you I was chatting to on that other site!

Shhhhhhh, that was meant to be a secret dude. Is that why I'm now being waterboarded ?

I'm OK. Made a deal with them. Might of just mentioned that you knew something mind. Can't remember for sure. "

I kept quiet about the U235/236 you were stor................oops

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"lf the government pass the snooper‘s charter in the house of commons"

Why would mps want to look at pics of my arse?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The government is already spying on everyone. They are just trying to say we are going to do it legally now if it passes

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By (user no longer on site)
Forum Mod

over a year ago

They would have to be bored shitless if they thought there would be anything hugely exciting on here

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By *gNeMan
over a year ago

Harrogate


"It's aimed More at encrypted messaging services like Whatsapp as they currently have little or no access to them, which apparently can be exploited by terrorist groups and other unsavoury characters."

Do you really believe it has anything to do with 'terrorism'?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They'll be able to snoop on each other's Whatsapp messages. Except the ones who have a secure Batphone.

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By *nleashedCrakenMan
over a year ago

Widnes


"I better delete my history........

Nuclear fission

Home made explosives

Ak47 shooting experiences

Most densely populated areas

So it was you I was chatting to on that other site!

Shhhhhhh, that was meant to be a secret dude. Is that why I'm now being waterboarded ?

I'm OK. Made a deal with them. Might of just mentioned that you knew something mind. Can't remember for sure.

I kept quiet about the U235/236 you were stor................oops "

Got rid of that some time ago. Sold it all to some guy called Al.

Think the family name wad Qaeda or something.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It's aimed More at encrypted messaging services like Whatsapp as they currently have little or no access to them, which apparently can be exploited by terrorist groups and other unsavoury characters.

Do you really believe it has anything to do with 'terrorism'? "

Only in part.

Do you think they're that bothered by 'normal' people's daily business that they just want to spy on us all for the sake of it?

Do you think they're going to use our daily conversations to dream up new and oppressive laws?

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By *nleashedCrakenMan
over a year ago

Widnes


"It's aimed More at encrypted messaging services like Whatsapp as they currently have little or no access to them, which apparently can be exploited by terrorist groups and other unsavoury characters.

Do you really believe it has anything to do with 'terrorism'? "

Yes actually I do but I am worried about the possible spill over into normal life.

The best arguments that will be made against these measures will be on the actual effects they may have on ordinary, innocent people not on the motivation of those purposing them. That's too easy to diminish as paranoid.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"

The best arguments that will be made against these measures will be on the actual effects they may have on ordinary, innocent people not on the motivation of those purposing them. That's too easy to diminish as paranoid."

The only reason we need need this is because people are mean, do horrible things and are general fucking idiots.

The problem is, you can't MAKE people be nice and you can't stop people being idiots, but you CAN prevent these people from doing shitty things.

All you can do with a law is say "if this, then that." That's all. If you commit this crime, then you get this penalty.

That still doesn't PREVENT that shit from happening in the first place.

A necessary component of this is knowing that it happened. The Government need to KNOW that.

I WANT the government to know that if it avoids other people getting caugt up in other peoples horrible shit.

More and more, the problem isn't that we don't have laws against this kind of thing (terrorism etc..etc..), but that it's a massive pain in the arse trying to demonstrate beyond a reasonable doubt that that's what being conspired and to prevent it, or even worse that it has happened.

And that's why privacy is gradually disappearing.

In this day and age..privacy is dying. Good riddance. I want to be safe. I want people who I give 2 fucks about to be safe.

I don't care about 1 or 2 people who might be saying..

"Oh but I want to visit this porn site without the government knowing" or tedious shit like that.

Which to be quite honest any reasonable idiot can find out anyway.

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

I wonder if GCHQ will want a group certificate of FORUM INSURANCE?

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By *nleashedCrakenMan
over a year ago

Widnes


"

The best arguments that will be made against these measures will be on the actual effects they may have on ordinary, innocent people not on the motivation of those purposing them. That's too easy to diminish as paranoid.

The only reason we need need this is because people are mean, do horrible things and are general fucking idiots.

The problem is, you can't MAKE people be nice and you can't stop people being idiots, but you CAN prevent these people from doing shitty things.

All you can do with a law is say "if this, then that." That's all. If you commit this crime, then you get this penalty.

That still doesn't PREVENT that shit from happening in the first place.

A necessary component of this is knowing that it happened. The Government need to KNOW that.

I WANT the government to know that if it avoids other people getting caugt up in other peoples horrible shit.

More and more, the problem isn't that we don't have laws against this kind of thing (terrorism etc..etc..), but that it's a massive pain in the arse trying to demonstrate beyond a reasonable doubt that that's what being conspired and to prevent it, or even worse that it has happened.

And that's why privacy is gradually disappearing.

In this day and age..privacy is dying. Good riddance. I want to be safe. I want people who I give 2 fucks about to be safe.

I don't care about 1 or 2 people who might be saying..

"Oh but I want to visit this porn site without the government knowing" or tedious shit like that.

Which to be quite honest any reasonable idiot can find out anyway. "

If you look around the world there are far more people at risk of serious harm from their own governments than from terrorists.

We all want to feel safe but what's the use of being safe from terrorists if you then are in fear of your own government. An uncontrolled government can do you far more harm and all legally than any illegal terrorist can do you, including taking your life.

We here in Western Europe and North America are the lucky few in the last 50 years who have not had to live under oppressive and authoritarian regimes. There is nothing special about us. If we don't have the protection of the law against government there is no reason to believe that it will not, at some point, turn on us.

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By *gNeMan
over a year ago

Harrogate


"It's aimed More at encrypted messaging services like Whatsapp as they currently have little or no access to them, which apparently can be exploited by terrorist groups and other unsavoury characters.

Do you really believe it has anything to do with 'terrorism'?

Only in part.

Do you think they're that bothered by 'normal' people's daily business that they just want to spy on us all for the sake of it?

Do you think they're going to use our daily conversations to dream up new and oppressive laws?

"

No i don't think they are bothered by 'normal' people at all, but this a very scary precedent. We have had a terrorist threat since the IRA, and managed thus far without spying on our own. Since becoming aware of the threat posed by al-quadea there has not been a successful attack on British soil for 10 years. More people die from peanut allergies than global acts of terrorism. How much money is spent on the 'war on terror' rather than research into genuine medical research?

We are in danger of following the same route as the Americans; using an irrational fear to strip away democracy. i.e. weaponisation of the police force, the patriot act etc!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It's aimed More at encrypted messaging services like Whatsapp as they currently have little or no access to them, which apparently can be exploited by terrorist groups and other unsavoury characters.

Do you really believe it has anything to do with 'terrorism'?

Only in part.

Do you think they're that bothered by 'normal' people's daily business that they just want to spy on us all for the sake of it?

Do you think they're going to use our daily conversations to dream up new and oppressive laws?

No i don't think they are bothered by 'normal' people at all, but this a very scary precedent. We have had a terrorist threat since the IRA, and managed thus far without spying on our own. Since becoming aware of the threat posed by al-quadea there has not been a successful attack on British soil for 10 years. More people die from peanut allergies than global acts of terrorism. How much money is spent on the 'war on terror' rather than research into genuine medical research?

We are in danger of following the same route as the Americans; using an irrational fear to strip away democracy. i.e. weaponisation of the police force, the patriot act etc! "

Yes, but the IRA didn't use the internet/mobile communications to plan attacks for the most part because the technology wasn't available for them to use.

A peanut left on a bus/train doesn't have the potential to kill 30 or 40 people at once unless the poor sods on the bus happen to be part of a peanut allergy support group, however a suicide bomber does (as proven in the 7/7 attacks in London).

All these laws are is just an evolution of our security services and you, me and every other law abiding person has nothing to fear.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Judging by the bbc news, it's to aid the governments never ending quest to find kiddie fiddlers.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Protests, and that what is organised over the internet, will be monitored as well. Anything considered anti-government can be classed as terrorism, coz the government make the rules.

Propaganda isn't working (as much) any more so they have to do something else now.

Wikileaks, there's the big one. That type of stuff they want to get rid of too.

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By *imjohnCouple
over a year ago

Clacton on sea, Essex

We ourselves have been battling government rules for 20 years and solicitor friends always find us loop holes, they have been spying on us all through the internet for years so its nothing new.

Rather than read every message key words are flagged so if you were to say e.g. kill, bomb etc in a sentence these messages would be read and depending on government security acted on.

The Americans have done this even longer...the joys of living in a free country lol.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Mps can wank over my pics if they wanna. I already think they're wankers anyway."

Lmao!!!

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By *imjohnCouple
over a year ago

Clacton on sea, Essex

The last lot of riots on the UK were mainly planned on BlackBerry messenger, after government finished ripping this company apart for info on the rioters it all but destroyed them in future sales etc.

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By *innamon!Woman
over a year ago

no matter

What about Gaydar and scruffs and all the other sites available will it end those too?

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By *bi HaiveMan
Forum Mod

over a year ago

Cheeseville, Somerset


"The last lot of riots on the UK were mainly planned on BlackBerry messenger, after government finished ripping this company apart for info on the rioters it all but destroyed them in future sales etc."

So the demise of blackberry is down to the UK government?

Rather than poor products, marketing, business strategy, company management etc.

Ok.

A

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"lf the government pass the snooper‘s charter in the house of commons"

Only for the paranoid amongst us

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"lf the government pass the snooper‘s charter in the house of commons"

They can look at my communication all they want.

There's really nothing interesting to be found.

And I doubt they honestly care how many blokes I'm shagging.

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By *bi HaiveMan
Forum Mod

over a year ago

Cheeseville, Somerset


"

The best arguments that will be made against these measures will be on the actual effects they may have on ordinary, innocent people not on the motivation of those purposing them. That's too easy to diminish as paranoid.

The only reason we need need this is because people are mean, do horrible things and are general fucking idiots.

The problem is, you can't MAKE people be nice and you can't stop people being idiots, but you CAN prevent these people from doing shitty things.

All you can do with a law is say "if this, then that." That's all. If you commit this crime, then you get this penalty.

That still doesn't PREVENT that shit from happening in the first place.

A necessary component of this is knowing that it happened. The Government need to KNOW that.

I WANT the government to know that if it avoids other people getting caugt up in other peoples horrible shit.

More and more, the problem isn't that we don't have laws against this kind of thing (terrorism etc..etc..), but that it's a massive pain in the arse trying to demonstrate beyond a reasonable doubt that that's what being conspired and to prevent it, or even worse that it has happened.

And that's why privacy is gradually disappearing.

In this day and age..privacy is dying. Good riddance. I want to be safe. I want people who I give 2 fucks about to be safe.

I don't care about 1 or 2 people who might be saying..

"Oh but I want to visit this porn site without the government knowing" or tedious shit like that.

Which to be quite honest any reasonable idiot can find out anyway. "

A

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By *gNeMan
over a year ago

Harrogate


"

Yes, but the IRA didn't use the internet/mobile communications to plan attacks for the most part because the technology wasn't available for them to use.

"

Exactly, if they could manage co-ordination without the technology then, whatever threats we may now face surely can also. Monitoring of private phone calls and social media sites will do absolutely nothing to stop terrorism! It is purely an assault on our liberty! Besides as somebody else has said, terrorists already do use the likes of tor browsers and encryption anyway. The only way anyone could support this is if either A) They don't understand it, or B) They are a huge fan of Orwell..


"

A peanut left on a bus/train doesn't have the potential to kill 30 or 40 people at once unless the poor sods on the bus happen to be part of a peanut allergy support group, however a suicide bomber does (as proven in the 7/7 attacks in London).

"

We have done well to foil every plot since the 7/7 tragedy in the last 10 years, why do we need these measures now?


"

All these laws are is just an evolution of our security services and you, me and every other law abiding person has nothing to fear."

Whilst I am not so quick to jump on the government conspiracy bandwagon; for the reasons i have mentioned above, government 'snooping' provides absolutely zero protection against terrorism. It does however leave us as citizens vulnerable.

You may well be law abiding now, what if the laws change? What if some kinds of extremist party takes charge of the country in 20 years? With access to all of your records? I know that is very far fetched, but if there is no benefit, why leave yourself open..?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They do monitor my communications already?

Because I frequently attend demonstrations with Greenpeace!!

I moved to tor and now they don't.

some old blokes 300 years ago had enough foresight while starting their own country to realise that sooner or later governments turn on there own citizens. That's just a fact of history and not one I expect to change anytime soon.

I'd rather die a free man than live to a ripe old age as a monitored one... Thanks Mel

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I thought the NSA already monitored everyone? lol.

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By *punkloverCouple
over a year ago

hatfield

I bet most of them are into god knows what anyway so i think we will be fine lol x

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By *ere-for-my-convenienceWoman
over a year ago

Tenbury Wells

No

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I thought the NSA already monitored everyone? lol."
.

I have no problem with anyone bring monitored, watched or spied on, providing its been approved by a judge with proper evidence for doing so!

The cia and nsa got caught out mass spying on everybody, that was for terrorism purposes!

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By *gNeMan
over a year ago

Harrogate


"I thought the NSA already monitored everyone? lol."

Yep your right there. It's actually our own agency GCHQ that does the spying though, they then pass on all the info to NSA. So it's not just our gov. that has access to our records, but the yanks too, and America is becoming a very scary place.

This was all revealed by Ed Snowden, so now the gov. are trying to make what they already do, legal. If we let this happen, what kind of precedent are we setting? We can be spied on, lied to, and if discovered they just pass a bill to make it all ok. The reasons provided are inherently flawed, yet people just lap it all up..

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By *imjohnCouple
over a year ago

Clacton on sea, Essex


"The last lot of riots on the UK were mainly planned on BlackBerry messenger, after government finished ripping this company apart for info on the rioters it all but destroyed them in future sales etc.

So the demise of blackberry is down to the UK government?

Rather than poor products, marketing, business strategy, company management etc.

Ok.

A"

Bless you x, we are all like mushrooms...kept in the dark and fed shit.

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham


"

Yes, but the IRA didn't use the internet/mobile communications to plan attacks for the most part because the technology wasn't available for them to use.

Exactly, if they could manage co-ordination without the technology then, whatever threats we may now face surely can also. Monitoring of private phone calls and social media sites will do absolutely nothing to stop terrorism! It is purely an assault on our liberty! Besides as somebody else has said, terrorists already do use the likes of tor browsers and encryption anyway. The only way anyone could support this is if either A) They don't understand it, or B) They are a huge fan of Orwell..

A peanut left on a bus/train doesn't have the potential to kill 30 or 40 people at once unless the poor sods on the bus happen to be part of a peanut allergy support group, however a suicide bomber does (as proven in the 7/7 attacks in London).

We have done well to foil every plot since the 7/7 tragedy in the last 10 years, why do we need these measures now?

All these laws are is just an evolution of our security services and you, me and every other law abiding person has nothing to fear.

Whilst I am not so quick to jump on the government conspiracy bandwagon; for the reasons i have mentioned above, government 'snooping' provides absolutely zero protection against terrorism. It does however leave us as citizens vulnerable.

You may well be law abiding now, what if the laws change? What if some kinds of extremist party takes charge of the country in 20 years? With access to all of your records? I know that is very far fetched, but if there is no benefit, why leave yourself open..?"

It hardly provides ZERO protection against terrorism does it? It provides some. It might not be much according to you but the fact of the matter is terrorist and general bad people are using more and more technology to plan and implement their attacks. You can't ignore that fact.

There may be some retro cells using a fax machine and dial up connection like the good old days but I bet they are few and far between.

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By *gNeMan
over a year ago

Harrogate


"

It hardly provides ZERO protection against terrorism does it? It provides some. It might not be much according to you but the fact of the matter is terrorist and general bad people are using more and more technology to plan and implement their attacks. You can't ignore that fact.

There may be some retro cells using a fax machine and dial up connection like the good old days but I bet they are few and far between. "

Look up proxy servers, tor browsers, pgp encryption. Thats how terrorists communicate, along with every other shady individual. Along with a lot of tech savvy not so shady individuals. So no it doesn't provide any protection. It just means that decent, honest people, like yourself, who don't even know what the aforementioned hidden methods of communication are, become vulnerable.

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

I'm just not changing my user name to Isis extremist

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Those who would give up their liberty for temporary security deserve neither!

They didn't stick him on the 100 for nothing

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Those who would give up their liberty for temporary security deserve neither!

They didn't stick him on the 100 for nothing"

Re-read what you just typed.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I thought the NSA already monitored everyone? lol..

I have no problem with anyone bring monitored, watched or spied on, providing its been approved by a judge with proper evidence for doing so!

The cia and nsa got caught out mass spying on everybody, that was for terrorism purposes!"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I thought the NSA already monitored everyone? lol.

Yep your right there. It's actually our own agency GCHQ that does the spying though, they then pass on all the info to NSA. So it's not just our gov. that has access to our records, but the yanks too, and America is becoming a very scary place.

This was all revealed by Ed Snowden, so now the gov. are trying to make what they already do, legal. If we let this happen, what kind of precedent are we setting? We can be spied on, lied to, and if discovered they just pass a bill to make it all ok. The reasons provided are inherently flawed, yet people just lap it all up.."

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By *nleashedCrakenMan
over a year ago

Widnes


"It's aimed More at encrypted messaging services like Whatsapp as they currently have little or no access to them, which apparently can be exploited by terrorist groups and other unsavoury characters.

Do you really believe it has anything to do with 'terrorism'?

Only in part.

Do you think they're that bothered by 'normal' people's daily business that they just want to spy on us all for the sake of it?

Do you think they're going to use our daily conversations to dream up new and oppressive laws?

No i don't think they are bothered by 'normal' people at all, but this a very scary precedent. We have had a terrorist threat since the IRA, and managed thus far without spying on our own. Since becoming aware of the threat posed by al-quadea there has not been a successful attack on British soil for 10 years. More people die from peanut allergies than global acts of terrorism. How much money is spent on the 'war on terror' rather than research into genuine medical research?

We are in danger of following the same route as the Americans; using an irrational fear to strip away democracy. i.e. weaponisation of the police force, the patriot act etc!

Yes, but the IRA didn't use the internet/mobile communications to plan attacks for the most part because the technology wasn't available for them to use.

A peanut left on a bus/train doesn't have the potential to kill 30 or 40 people at once unless the poor sods on the bus happen to be part of a peanut allergy support group, however a suicide bomber does (as proven in the 7/7 attacks in London).

All these laws are is just an evolution of our security services and you, me and every other law abiding person has nothing to fear."

Well I am a law abiding citizen and I do fear it and I fear it far more than some remote threat from some terrorist. Why shouldn't I?

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By *nleashedCrakenMan
over a year ago

Widnes


"Protests, and that what is organised over the internet, will be monitored as well. Anything considered anti-government can be classed as terrorism, coz the government make the rules.

"

This


"

Propaganda isn't working (as much) any more so they have to do something else now.

Wikileaks, there's the big one. That type of stuff they want to get rid of too."

But not so much this.

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By *nleashedCrakenMan
over a year ago

Widnes


"They do monitor my communications already?

Because I frequently attend demonstrations with Greenpeace!!

I moved to tor and now they don't.

some old blokes 300 years ago had enough foresight while starting their own country to realise that sooner or later governments turn on there own citizens. That's just a fact of history and not one I expect to change anytime soon.

I'd rather die a free man than live to a ripe old age as a monitored one... Thanks Mel "

This

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I hereby give my permission to the police, MI5, the NSA, FBI and CIA, the Swiss Guards, the Priory of Scion, all the inhabitants of Middle Earth, agents Mulder and Scully, the Goonies, all the Storm Troopers and Darth Vader, the Mad Hatter, Chuck Norris, S.H.I.E.L.D, The Avengers, The Illuminati, The Men In Black, The X-Men, The Ghostbusters, The Justice League, Gandalf and Dumbledore, Santa, the Easter Bunny and all the members of Van Halen (even Sammy). The Thundercats, Dr Who and Clara, Mystery Inc and Scooby Doo, Angela Lansbury, Miss Marple, Magnum P.I, MacGyver, Jack Bauer, Fozzy Bear and He-Man, Jay and Silent Bob, Cheech and Chong, Barney Stinson, Sheldon, Leonard, Howard and Raj, Neo and Batman, but not Robin, my permission to view in wondrous amazement all the fabulous stuff I post online...... I'm also aware that my online privacy ended the very day I posted my personal details and naked pictures online. Oh, and Hugh Jackman.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think paranoia has got everyone worrying far more about this than they really need. You're a conspiracy theorists wet dream!

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By *nleashedCrakenMan
over a year ago

Widnes


"I think paranoia has got everyone worrying far more about this than they really need. You're a conspiracy theorists wet dream!"

It's only paranoia if I think it is happening. I don't, I just think it could.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I think paranoia has got everyone worrying far more about this than they really need. You're a conspiracy theorists wet dream!

It's only paranoia if I think it is happening. I don't, I just think it could."

Could Russia be in with this? We know how they are about spying.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I hereby give my permission to the police, MI5, the NSA, FBI and CIA, the Swiss Guards, the Priory of Scion, all the inhabitants of Middle Earth, agents Mulder and Scully, the Goonies, all the Storm Troopers and Darth Vader, the Mad Hatter, Chuck Norris, S.H.I.E.L.D, The Avengers, The Illuminati, The Men In Black, The X-Men, The Ghostbusters, The Justice League, Gandalf and Dumbledore, Santa, the Easter Bunny and all the members of Van Halen (even Sammy). The Thundercats, Dr Who and Clara, Mystery Inc and Scooby Doo, Angela Lansbury, Miss Marple, Magnum P.I, MacGyver, Jack Bauer, Fozzy Bear and He-Man, Jay and Silent Bob, Cheech and Chong, Barney Stinson, Sheldon, Leonard, Howard and Raj, Neo and Batman, but not Robin, my permission to view in wondrous amazement all the fabulous stuff I post online...... I'm also aware that my online privacy ended the very day I posted my personal details and naked pictures online. Oh, and Hugh Jackman."

You forgot the Rand Corporation in association with the Reverse Vampires who were genetically modified by Monsanto.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Look to Sydney University..They are the new Mossad..Homeland Security are Pussies compared to Sydney.

Be afraid very afraid.

Cobber Gimp

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Those who would give up their liberty for temporary security deserve neither!

They didn't stick him on the 100 for nothing

Re-read what you just typed. "

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I wrote it but just for you I'll re read it.. Yada yada liberty(dictionary definition..the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's behaviour or political views) yada yada security(dictionary definition..the state of being free from danger or threat)...

Check yep.

Benjamin franklin 1780 odd.. yep check.

He's on the hundred dollar bill... Yep check..

Yeah I wrote it just as I meant it.

Fuck isis, fuck the Tory government, fuck some tit who thinks there's no difference between public and private...

Do you see some photo on our fucking profile... No, because we choose to have a private life.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Go to Google and type in your user name then swinger, rates you straight to.your page on here. Check your privacy settings in here, change them and in.a couple of weeks that should be able to happen.

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By *ngel n tedCouple
over a year ago

maidstone

If government gets wind of fabs, they'll all be on here. It won't be the demise of fabs, it'll be the demise of high class escorts in the westminster region

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By *fcdTV/TS
over a year ago

Southend

The only thing I struggle with is that Snowden has already shown that all communications are monitored and recorded and have been for sometimes. We know that the encryption protocols are wide open to GCHQ and the NSA. Almost all networking hardware in the last decade has back doors for them to use...

So why are they pushing for more powers? PR exercise to legitimatize what they're already doing? Softening up public opinion so more people take the rather stupid 'If you do nothing wrong...' line?

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By *nleashedCrakenMan
over a year ago

Widnes

sed quis custodiet ipsos

custodes?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I better delete my history........

Nuclear fission

Home made explosives

Ak47 shooting experiences

Most densely populated areas

"

Really??

Mine reads

Fab

Red tube

Pornhub

Autoroute (directions to clubs/meets)

Red tube

Fab

Pornhub

Red tube

If they do have a gander - I'm guessing they'll come to the conclusion that I'm a naughty woman with a sky high sex drive - but hardly a threat to national security! Can't say I'm having sleepless nights over it!! Xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I better delete my history........

Nuclear fission

Home made explosives

Ak47 shooting experiences

Most densely populated areas

Really??

Mine reads

Fab

Red tube

Pornhub

Autoroute (directions to clubs/meets)

Red tube

Fab

Pornhub

Red tube

If they do have a gander - I'm guessing they'll come to the conclusion that I'm a naughty woman with a sky high sex drive - but hardly a threat to national security! Can't say I'm having sleepless nights over it!! Xx"

Outstanding

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By *nleashedCrakenMan
over a year ago

Widnes


"I better delete my history........

Nuclear fission

Home made explosives

Ak47 shooting experiences

Most densely populated areas

Really??

Mine reads

Fab

Red tube

Pornhub

Autoroute (directions to clubs/meets)

Red tube

Fab

Pornhub

Red tube

If they do have a gander - I'm guessing they'll come to the conclusion that I'm a naughty woman with a sky high sex drive - but hardly a threat to national security! Can't say I'm having sleepless nights over it!! Xx"

Didn't distracting men from their legitimate duties use to be a crime?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"sed quis custodiet ipsos

custodes?"

.

Exactly who's watching who

Bloody voyeur's there everywhere

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By *ancs MinxWoman
over a year ago

Burnley


"I better delete my history........

Nuclear fission

Home made explosives

Ak47 shooting experiences

Most densely populated areas

Really??

Mine reads

Fab

Red tube

Pornhub

Autoroute (directions to clubs/meets)

Red tube

Fab

Pornhub

Red tube

If they do have a gander - I'm guessing they'll come to the conclusion that I'm a naughty woman with a sky high sex drive - but hardly a threat to national security! Can't say I'm having sleepless nights over it!! Xx"

lol. but lets face it we are having a bloody!!

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By *rank_SimoneCouple
over a year ago

Bideford

No way will the goverment get rid of swinging sites ... its big buisness .... so if they get wind of them they will tax us.

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By *ancs MinxWoman
over a year ago

Burnley

good time I meant to add!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Those who would give up their liberty for temporary security deserve neither!

They didn't stick him on the 100 for nothing

Re-read what you just typed. .

I wrote it but just for you I'll re read it.. Yada yada liberty(dictionary definition..the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's behaviour or political views) yada yada security(dictionary definition..the state of being free from danger or threat)...

"

Your argument is you want privacy and you want liberation.

Well see. .

That's a bit like having your cake and eating it.

Because how much liberation are you going to have if terrorism took over?

Not much.

Privacy comes second to my personal safety and the security of this country.

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By *gNeMan
over a year ago

Harrogate


"

Your argument is you want privacy and you want liberation.

Well see. .

That's a bit like having your cake and eating it.

Because how much liberation are you going to have if terrorism took over?

Not much.

Privacy comes second to my personal safety and the security of this country. "

Your ignoring the fact that the government having access to our phone calls and personal information has nothing to do with your personal safety or security.

Most 12 year old kids use vnp clients to bypass their parents internet monitoring settings lol. If they can do that, then terrorists who are now fully aware that the gov. have access to regular phone calls and facebook pages most certainly can and are doing.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Anybody seen that technology where they can translate sound vibrations off anything into spoken text?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"good time I meant to add!!"

We are indeed honey!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"

Your ignoring the fact that the government having access to our phone calls and personal information has nothing to do with your personal safety or security.

"

How do you know that? ....

Oh what? .... The government want to know the ins and outs of my private life do they?...

I really doubt that.

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By *gNeMan
over a year ago

Harrogate


"

How do you know that? ....

Oh what? .... The government want to know the ins and outs of my private life do they?...

I really doubt that. "

What? Haha.

Not sure where you've got the idea that I think the government secretly want to make you a star of OK magazine without your consent lol.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

^ Well then this makes no sense to me:


"

our phone calls and personal information has nothing to do with your personal safety or security.

"

...

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By *fcdTV/TS
over a year ago

Southend


"Anybody seen that technology where they can translate sound vibrations off anything into spoken text? "
You've been able to hear what people are saying by firing a laser at the windows, for many, many tears. I work in a bank and we have a number of isolation rooms, no windows, power, sockets etc to ensure conversations are truly secure.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Anybody seen that technology where they can translate sound vibrations off anything into spoken text? You've been able to hear what people are saying by firing a laser at the windows, for many, many tears. I work in a bank and we have a number of isolation rooms, no windows, power, sockets etc to ensure conversations are truly secure."

Cool. I was impressed by it tbh.

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By *gNeMan
over a year ago

Harrogate


"^ Well then this makes no sense to me:

our phone calls and personal information has nothing to do with your personal safety or security.

... "

Read the rest of the post for context then

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By *gNeMan
over a year ago

Harrogate


"^ Well then this makes no sense to me:

our phone calls and personal information has nothing to do with your personal safety or security.

...

Read the rest of the post for context then "

Sorry that came across as a bit arrogant.

I'll try make my sentiment clearer.

If terrorists are not using the methods which the government propose to monitor, in order to communicate in the first place (see aforementioned prior post) then surely there is another hidden agenda for the Bill.

This hidden agenda could well be to stop peaceful democratic protest in the future, or at least make it more difficult.

If we look to America, and the militarisation of the police force, and the disappearances and shootings which have been taking place during peaceful protests; then that the above is not too much of a conclusion to jump to.

And i shall reiterate. If the bill provides no meaningful protection, why leave ourselves open to the potential of the bill being abused?

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By *nleashedCrakenMan
over a year ago

Widnes


"Those who would give up their liberty for temporary security deserve neither!

They didn't stick him on the 100 for nothing

Re-read what you just typed. .

I wrote it but just for you I'll re read it.. Yada yada liberty(dictionary definition..the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's behaviour or political views) yada yada security(dictionary definition..the state of being free from danger or threat)...

Your argument is you want privacy and you want liberation.

Well see. .

That's a bit like having your cake and eating it.

Because how much liberation are you going to have if terrorism took over?

Not much.

Privacy comes second to my personal safety and the security of this country. "

Totally disagree, without liberty there is no privacy and without privacy there can be no liberty.

If my government can not defend my freedom without taking away one or both of liberty and privacy, which are the very essence of freedom, what is it defending me from.

Give me freedom or give me death because I would rather die free than live as a slave.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Parliament may close Fab. After all it does not support, encourage or involve itself in child abuse.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

we are not breaking the law i dont the the "snoopers charter" will bother with us its more for the "paedos doing their grooming" and child porn innit xxx

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ


"I work in a bank and we have a number of isolation rooms, no windows, power, sockets etc to ensure conversations are truly secure."

And conducted in pitch darkness?

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By *verysmileMan
over a year ago

Canterbury

Do people really believe that the law enforcement agencies have enough resources to spy on us all .... unless we are breaking laws? The last time I looked into it, swinging is not illegal. I am sure that the surveillance commissioners would take a dim view, as would an authorising judge, magistrate or designated person.

Come on folks...get real, although I am sure that some paranoid soul will spout some unevidenced drivel to counter this.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's not about breaking the law, is about a citizens right to privacy who's not breaking the law or intending to break the law just going about there lawful day with a private life!! What's hard for people to grasp about that.

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By *verysmileMan
over a year ago

Canterbury


"It's not about breaking the law, is about a citizens right to privacy who's not breaking the law or intending to break the law just going about there lawful day with a private life!! What's hard for people to grasp about that.

"

What makes you feel that the authorities will simply pick on innocent individuals? If you are a practitioner of RIPA, you would realise how difficult it is to gain information without putting safeguards in place to avoid collateral intrusion.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It's not about breaking the law, is about a citizens right to privacy who's not breaking the law or intending to break the law just going about there lawful day with a private life!! What's hard for people to grasp about that.

What makes you feel that the authorities will simply pick on innocent individuals? If you are a practitioner of RIPA, you would realise how difficult it is to gain information without putting safeguards in place to avoid collateral intrusion. "

.

That was my whole point on having a right to privacy!.

Wtf has it go to do with the government or the local council what I do in my private life.

If and when they have any suspicions or evidence that I may be breaking the law, they can apply to a judge to spy on me, if the judge agrees they have a case. Then fair play!

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By *entaur_UKMan
over a year ago

Cannock


"lf the government pass the snooper‘s charter in the house of commons"

Was'nt there a report that came out that said a large chunk of government computers in parliament had porn on them? There are probably some MP's or government staff with profiles on here, lol, so i don't think they will ban themselves.

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By *verysmileMan
over a year ago

Canterbury

So what element of these proposals which are not even at a white paper stage....will remove judicial oversight?

So how will the Government manage to allocate any resource to look at you personally even if these propsals allow for snooping into innocent activity...which incidentally, they do not.

You seem to talk about personal liberty without actually evidencing how a proposal will compromise it. Please extend your point to say how personal liberty will be compromised rather than simply stating that it will happen. Any law will come with checks and balances which will ensure that innocent people will not become victims as the proposed Bill of Rights or the previous HRA will ensure safeguards.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Why so concerned if the government snoop? It's not like I'm committing a crime or an act of terror by being here. Now, if my senior manager at work, or heaven forbid my mother found me on here I'd be closing my account in a flash.

In the big scheme of things the government and the law makers don't care about us folk. That's proven time and time again whenever they announce a budget or pass another ludicrous law."

exactly! If they have nothing better to do than check out my pics on here then we can assume the world is safe from terrorists, drug lords and decepticons....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"So what element of these proposals which are not even at a white paper stage....will remove judicial oversight?

So how will the Government manage to allocate any resource to look at you personally even if these propsals allow for snooping into innocent activity...which incidentally, they do not.

You seem to talk about personal liberty without actually evidencing how a proposal will compromise it. Please extend your point to say how personal liberty will be compromised rather than simply stating that it will happen. Any law will come with checks and balances which will ensure that innocent people will not become victims as the proposed Bill of Rights or the previous HRA will ensure safeguards. "

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The right to a private life

That's in the human rights.

How can I have a private life if the government are snooping on me!

So tonight I decide to pm you.. That stands for private message.

I'm private messaging you because I wish it to be private. What's the point if that message is open to anybody in government!

If I text my wife, fancy a fuck tonight, that's a private text to my wife, what your saying is just stick it on fb, your not breaking the law .... But I wish that message to be private, it's not an illegal message just a private one!.

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By *ary_ArgyllMan
over a year ago

Argyll

The right to a private life without undue government intrusion is one of the basic human rights as enshrined in the UN and EU Human Rights charter and legislation - perhaps that is why the present government is so keen to get rid of the EU Human Rights legislation and replace it with a a UK Bill of Rights.

I am not paranoid about privacy but I am cautious about creeping government powers to intercept communications.

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By *verysmileMan
over a year ago

Canterbury

The Government already has the ability to intercept communications. ...what element of the new proposals do you object to (please be specific)?

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By *verysmileMan
over a year ago

Canterbury

....and how do you think the Government will intercept the type of material with new powers. The instance you mention is obtainable with current legislation. I really do not think you understand the powers that are being discussed. Sorry

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The Government already has the ability to intercept communications. ...what element of the new proposals do you object to (please be specific)?"
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I object to the ones we have sir and I certainly don't want to have anymore.

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By *nleashedCrakenMan
over a year ago

Widnes


"It's not about breaking the law, is about a citizens right to privacy who's not breaking the law or intending to break the law just going about there lawful day with a private life!! What's hard for people to grasp about that.

What makes you feel that the authorities will simply pick on innocent individuals? If you are a practitioner of RIPA, you would realise how difficult it is to gain information without putting safeguards in place to avoid collateral intrusion. .

That was my whole point on having a right to privacy!.

Wtf has it go to do with the government or the local council what I do in my private life.

If and when they have any suspicions or evidence that I may be breaking the law, they can apply to a judge to spy on me, if the judge agrees they have a case. Then fair play!"

This is the main point. Why are they looking at me when I've done nothing wrong. I am a citizen not a suspect.

If a process is put in place, requiring those wishing to spy on me to make some sort of prima facie case that I may have been or possibly am going to commit an offence and that case is put before a judge or magistrate to obtain some sort of warrant than it's acceptable; it's due process.

If there is no due process then it's simply arbitrary and without regard to facts, circumstances, evidence, reason, judgment, discretion, rules or standards. How is that defending me from anything and definitely does not make me feel more secure or safe than I am now, in fact quite the opposite.

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By *gNeMan
over a year ago

Harrogate


"....and how do you think the Government will intercept the type of material with new powers. The instance you mention is obtainable with current legislation. I really do not think you understand the powers that are being discussed. Sorry"

What is the benefit of these new powers? It's all well and good having the attitude of I trust my government and believe everything they tell me anyone who doesn't is a tinfoil hat wearing looney. Why introduce new powers with no benefit though..? It's illogical to the extreme, and supporting it even more so..?

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By *nleashedCrakenMan
over a year ago

Widnes


"....and how do you think the Government will intercept the type of material with new powers. The instance you mention is obtainable with current legislation. I really do not think you understand the powers that are being discussed. Sorry"

If you are maybe you could explain then (in detail even) and put are minds at ease.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It's not about breaking the law, is about a citizens right to privacy who's not breaking the law or intending to break the law just going about there lawful day with a private life!! What's hard for people to grasp about that.

What makes you feel that the authorities will simply pick on innocent individuals? If you are a practitioner of RIPA, you would realise how difficult it is to gain information without putting safeguards in place to avoid collateral intrusion. .

That was my whole point on having a right to privacy!.

Wtf has it go to do with the government or the local council what I do in my private life.

If and when they have any suspicions or evidence that I may be breaking the law, they can apply to a judge to spy on me, if the judge agrees they have a case. Then fair play!

This is the main point. Why are they looking at me when I've done nothing wrong. I am a citizen not a suspect.

If a process is put in place, requiring those wishing to spy on me to make some sort of prima facie case that I may have been or possibly am going to commit an offence and that case is put before a judge or magistrate to obtain some sort of warrant than it's acceptable; it's due process.

If there is no due process then it's simply arbitrary and without regard to facts, circumstances, evidence, reason, judgment, discretion, rules or standards. How is that defending me from anything and definitely does not make me feel more secure or safe than I am now, in fact quite the opposite."

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Between my ranting and your refined legal expertise,I conclude case adjourned.... To the bar

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"

If I text my wife, fancy a fuck tonight, that's a private text to my wife, what your saying is just stick it on fb, your not breaking the law .... But I wish that message to be private, it's not an illegal message just a private one!."

What you're saying is, taking a shit in your own bathroom isn't illegal but you still want to shut the door?..

Nobody is saying you can't do that.

The real issue is you don't want people to see.

Thing is, the government aren't interested in what's legal, it's what's ILLEGAL they are interested in and rightly so.

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By *ngieandMrManCouple
over a year ago

hereford

The government has always spied on the public but because its not legal it cannot be used in court.

Change the law to make it legal and then any such incriminating information can be used in court.

So that suggests there is a lot of information that 'could' be used if it were legal tender.

Let the government have its way, and then just sit back and see what it reveals in time such as REAL reductions in crime.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


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If I text my wife, fancy a fuck tonight, that's a private text to my wife, what your saying is just stick it on fb, your not breaking the law .... But I wish that message to be private, it's not an illegal message just a private one!.

What you're saying is, taking a shit in your own bathroom isn't illegal but you still want to shut the door?..

Nobody is saying you can't do that.

The real issue is you don't want people to see.

Thing is, the government aren't interested in what's legal, it's what's ILLEGAL they are interested in and rightly so."

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And I have no problem in that.

But apply to a judge with evidence and get court approved surveillance. Surely that's not to much to ask?

The problem with the government knowing stuff that might not be technically illegal but very embarrassing is it leads to people like j Edgar hover, and all that comes with it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


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is it leads to people like j Edgar hover, and all that comes with it"

You just had to push that one...

That's a can of fucking worms right there.

And reaching...

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By *gNeMan
over a year ago

Harrogate


"

If I text my wife, fancy a fuck tonight, that's a private text to my wife, what your saying is just stick it on fb, your not breaking the law .... But I wish that message to be private, it's not an illegal message just a private one!.

What you're saying is, taking a shit in your own bathroom isn't illegal but you still want to shut the door?..

Nobody is saying you can't do that.

The real issue is you don't want people to see.

Thing is, the government aren't interested in what's legal, it's what's ILLEGAL they are interested in and rightly so."

You keep ignoring the simple fact that this bill does nothing to curb illegal activity.. Which is the key justification for its existence in the first place!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


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You keep ignoring the simple fact that this bill does nothing to curb illegal activity.."

"Curbing it" ISN'T the point.

It's to PREVENT it.

And surveillance CAN prevent bad shit from happening.

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By *gNeMan
over a year ago

Harrogate


"The government has always spied on the public but because its not legal it cannot be used in court.

Change the law to make it legal and then any such incriminating information can be used in court.

So that suggests there is a lot of information that 'could' be used if it were legal tender.

Let the government have its way, and then just sit back and see what it reveals in time such as REAL reductions in crime."

That's the first real attempt at a genuine justification that I have seen. Still doesn't make sense though. You think the gov. have only just thought "hey wait a minute, all this evidence we've got on terrorists we can't use. Let's pass a bill, then we'll show em."?

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By *gNeMan
over a year ago

Harrogate


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You keep ignoring the simple fact that this bill does nothing to curb illegal activity..

"Curbing it" ISN'T the point.

It's to PREVENT it.

And surveillance CAN prevent bad shit from happening."

You've never heard of the dark web then?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


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You keep ignoring the simple fact that this bill does nothing to curb illegal activity..

"Curbing it" ISN'T the point.

It's to PREVENT it.

And surveillance CAN prevent bad shit from happening.

You've never heard of the dark web then?"

....Do you ever STFU?...

You're like an annoying little brother.

A boomering..you just keep coming back from stupid places where I throw it.

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By *gNeMan
over a year ago

Harrogate


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....Do you ever STFU?...

You're like an annoying little brother.

A boomering..you just keep coming back from stupid places where I throw it."

Haha well in that case you must be the know it all older brother, who doesn't actually know so much.

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By *nleashedCrakenMan
over a year ago

Widnes


"

You keep ignoring the simple fact that this bill does nothing to curb illegal activity..

"Curbing it" ISN'T the point.

It's to PREVENT it.

And surveillance CAN prevent bad shit from happening."

But amount of surveillance of me is going to prevent any illegal or bad shit from happening because I'm never going to do any illegal or bad shit. However I am doing things I would not want my mother, brother, sister or neighbours to know about and if someone else (like the government or the police) knows about those things they could possibly be used against me.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"lf the government pass the snooper‘s charter in the house of commons"

Just don't understand where you are coming from. What is your point?

I am not in the slightest bit bothered who knows about my lifestyle. It isn't something I broadcast...but nor do I hide it.

Friends, family, work....all aware of what I do.

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By *gNeMan
over a year ago

Harrogate


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You keep ignoring the simple fact that this bill does nothing to curb illegal activity..

"Curbing it" ISN'T the point.

It's to PREVENT it.

And surveillance CAN prevent bad shit from happening.

But amount of surveillance of me is going to prevent any illegal or bad shit from happening because I'm never going to do any illegal or bad shit. However I am doing things I would not want my mother, brother, sister or neighbours to know about and if someone else (like the government or the police) knows about those things they could possibly be used against me."

Combine that with the fact that the pedophiles, terrorists, drug dealers, illegal arms dealers, and even hitmen are all openly operating on the darknet..

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By *nleashedCrakenMan
over a year ago

Widnes


"lf the government pass the snooper‘s charter in the house of commons

Just don't understand where you are coming from. What is your point?

I am not in the slightest bit bothered who knows about my lifestyle. It isn't something I broadcast...but nor do I hide it.

Friends, family, work....all aware of what I do."

I wasn't actually talking about my lifestyle on here but I could have been. Just because you're happy if people know what you're doing does not mean others would be to. I don't think it's unreasonable to assume there are many people doing things, all perfectly legal, that they do not want others to know about. By allowing the government or the police to spy and snoop, without due process and oversight, you leave those people open to possible coercion.

And that's before you even consider the information gathered possibly falling into the hands of others accidentally. Not an unknown possibility.

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