UK comms intercepts up by half – and it isn’t the council: “

Wristslap for town halls’ street watchers, however

The latest reports from government surveillance watchdogs reveals that interception of communications by UK officials surged by almost 50 per cent in 2007. British public bodies including police and intelligence agencies made 519,260 requests for information to telcos and ISPs during the year.…

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(Via The Register – Public Sector.)