Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Thanks to Muslims: Fight against Terror 'Spells End of Privacy'

THE GUARDIAN: Former security chief warns searching personal data will 'break moral rules'

Privacy rights of innocent people will have to be sacrificed to give the security services access to a sweeping range of personal data, one of the architects of the government's national security strategy has warned.

Sir David Omand, the former Whitehall security and intelligence co-ordinator, sets out a blueprint for the way the state will mine data - including travel information, phone records and emails - held by public and private bodies and admits: "Finding out other people's secrets is going to involve breaking everyday moral rules." >>> Alan Travis, Home Affairs Editor | Wednesday, February 25, 2009

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