Re: The Tories are now, officially, Bond Villains.
The BBC R4 Today programme had two interesting interviews. An IT industry person explained coherently why the proposals are bad. The Police spokesperson making the case for their "Operational" reasons just kept rolling out examples of child abuse and missing teenagers on the run from homes. In other words the only card they are playing is the emotional "think of the children". She apparently agreed that the really big criminals would have the resources to evade the surveillance.
It seems to me that the Police's stated needs are all suspect.
1) terrorists and organised crime aren't going to use the obvious communication channels.
2) most child abuse occurs in the home.
3) the "war on drugs" has never worked. Use should be made legal like alcohol - and the manufacture and sale regulated for safety as a health issue.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
