Page 1 of Should the government know what you buy?

Courtesy of:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-35060064

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The draft Investigatory Powers Bill includes plans to store the online activity of everyone in the UK.

But a lesser-known clause would let the security services download personal details from "bulk" databases.

Internet privacy campaigner Jim Killock claimed it could even include things like the Tesco Clubcard scheme.

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They are only trying to make legal what they have been doing for years, ie, taking info from bulk databases.

The tax office has been doing way back by collecting data of supermarket loyalty points card details of the top spenders (highest points), then checking up on their earnings/assets to see why they could spend like that.

Yes, Big bro was here as soon as data collection was available.

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bandicoot says...
"They are only trying to make legal what they have been doing for years, ie, taking info from bulk databases.
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Probably true but given the opportunity I'll say no and vote against it. 


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