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Social media mass surveillance is permitted by law, says top UK official

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/17/mass-surveillance-social-media-permitted-uk-law-charles-farr (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/17/mass-surveillance-social-media-permitted-uk-law-charles-farr)

<< Charles Farr's statement marks first time government has commented on how it exploits the UK's legal framework to operate mass interception. >>

man, does it seem like the UK models its form of governance after the U.S.? seems like a lot of the way they do things is very similar, plus they went into iraq with us.

The US is farther away from the UK in line with Europe but it wont be too much longer if these people get their way. Entitlement and power is the new order for the elites

Well considering they have a porn law on the books
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/03/david-cameron-internet-porn-filter-censorship-creep

I am not surprised that they have issues with social media and wish to spy on the UK citizenry

Not sure how Cameron's porn law is doing but I do hope they repeal the damn thing.

Give them a break they've solved every other crime in the UK, its nice knowing there's no murders, rape, knife crime, muggings and the worst crime now is watching a dirty movie....

Camron needs his face smashing against a wall. Non of the people in power have any idea how to run a country, I'm supposed they can count, I'd rather the country be run by some stay at home doly mum off "benefits street" than the stuck up rich boys
As a famouse TV presenter once said "they need shooting in front of there family's"
Maybe well get some more riots again. That was worth watching, shame they targeted shops instead of MPs

The top UK official can suck my gonad. Think it's about time we were granted digital rights over our personal info, I know we have the data protection act but it doesn't mean shit in this context.

But But It's Porn

I'll give it to you since you are correct it is the lowest reported crime rate in 33 years apparently
Not sure if its propaganda or the truth but I'll give it a point since I am not sure what the statistics sources were and what was included in the sample and not included in the data measurements. (Joke on them filtering social media to survey that their line is what shows :P )
At least it has a low prisoner population percentage wise
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/uk/06/prisons/html/nn2page1.stm

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/apr/24/crime-rate-england-wales-falls-lowest-level-33-years

People should not post information on the internet/social networking site if they do not wish other to see.

Trusting social networking site with your private information is borderline idiocy.

The UK official is not a lawyer. These days data is worth money and data can affect your live, the mass surveillance programs are completely against the interest of the people.


Sometimes people think they are having a private conversation on theses networks, and do not wish to share this information with anyone but the receiver.
Apparantly the MITM attack is legalized now.
 

I agree the UK is a safe place, but obviously, you're not reading the same newspaper as I do.

Back to social media surveillance, this isn't something new, and the UK is a terrible place on this subject. Tweeting can send you in jail:
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/may/08/man-jailed-offensive-ann-maguire-tweets

It isn't so much as trusting social networking sites with public information but rather your communications with others on the site are private information.

so anybody can do it?? just wondering

It should be, but it isn't. Even when you do not use social networks, they try to make you part of the mass surveillance programs in many ways. Phone recording, phone tracking, text message collection, backdoors on operating system level,  state trojans, spyware in communication software etc.. 

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/7/18/1405708176782/GCHQ-011.jpg

Intelligence services "creating vast databases" of intercepted emails

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jul/18/intelligence-services-email-database-internet-tribunal (http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jul/18/intelligence-services-email-database-internet-tribunal)

<< Government told internet surveillance tribunal that gathering material "may be permissible", say human rights groups. >>

What they omitted to tell you and has been corroborated by the Snowden leaked documents, is the fact the government employs social media trolls who’s sole function is to change public opinion and discredit opponents.

It seems to me that the article's title is misleading. They think they can read any private communication that may pass through foreign services.