[governance] BBC: May setting out plans to monitor internet use in UK

[Roland Perry]

In message <4FD9DEBC.80809 at gih.com>, at 14:53:16 on Thu, 14 Jun 2012, 
Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl at gih.com> writes
>Whilst experts discuss Internet freedom, democracy and governance in a
>multi-stakeholder environment in Stockholm, politicians work on another
>agenda...
>
>From the BBC Web site:
>"Details of internet use in the UK will have to be stored for a year to
>allow police and intelligence services to access it, under government
>plans..."
>
>Full article & link on:
>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18434112
>
>Personal comment: if democratic countries do this, what message does
>this send to undemocratic countries?

I'm struggling to understand what this proposal is requiring that wasn't 
in the EU's 2006 Data Retention Directive. Other than fully implementing 
it, that is (rather than just doing the easy bits).
-- 
Roland Perry

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