... be relatively easily obtained. And of course, UK taxpayers will be footing the bill for all that storage, to the tune of £2 billion over the next 10 years. All of this ... being used for completely different purposes. We have to stop that from happening.” What do you think about the new UK law? How much access is too much? Let us know in the comments. Image courtesy of iStockphoto, Nikada ...

November 10, 2009 Ministers cancel 'Big Brother' database By Nigel Morris and Robert Verkaik Plan to ... The Independent last night that the project, estimated to cost up to £2bn over 10 years, was "in the very long grass". Civil rights ... for work addresses) 111bn Minutes of calls made from UK mobile phones in 2008 143bn Minutes of calls made ...

... abandoned by the Government. The Home Office confirmed the "Big Brother" scheme had been delayed until after the election amid protests that ... The Independent last night that the project, estimated to cost up to £2bn over 10 years, was "in the very long grass". Civil rights ... for work addresses) 111bn Minutes of calls made from UK mobile phones in 2008 143bn Minutes of calls ...

Tim Shipman UK Daily Mail Tuesday, Nov 10th, 2009 Labour’s plans to build Big Brother databases of everyone’s phone calls, text messages and internet activity have been put on hold. Ministers kicked the £2billion surveillance state proposals into the long grass, so they will not now be enacted before the next election. The Home Office announced yesterday that ...

... abandoned by the Government. The Home Office confirmed the “Big Brother” scheme had been delayed until after the election amid protests that it would be intrusive and open to abuse. Although ministers publicly insisted yesterday ... The Independent last night that the project, estimated to cost up to £2bn over 10 years, was “in the very long grass”. Civil rights ...

PeterAitch writes “The UK government’s Home Office has put a hold on their surveillance project to track details of everybody’s email, mobile phone, text, and Web use after being warned of problems with privacy as well as technical feasibility and high costs.” Four hours before the above Guardian story was filed, the BBC reported that the same Home Office insisted that it ...