Here's the list of who can now access all of your browsing history

[T*]

Metropolitan police force
City of London police force
Police forces maintained under section 2 of the Police Act 1996
Police Service of Scotland
Police Service of Northern Ireland
British Transport Police
Ministry of Defence Police
Royal Navy Police
Royal Military Police
Royal Air Force Police
Security Service
Secret Intelligence Service
GCHQ
Ministry of Defence
Department of Health
Home Office
Ministry of Justice
National Crime Agency
HM Revenue & Customs
Department for Transport
Department for Work and Pensions
NHS trusts and foundation trusts in England that provide ambulance services
Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service
Competition and Markets Authority
Criminal Cases Review Commission
Department for Communities in Northern Ireland
Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland
Department of Justice in Northern Ireland
Financial Conduct Authority
Fire and rescue authorities under the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004
Food Standards Agency
Food Standards Scotland
Gambling Commission
Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority
Health and Safety Executive
Independent Police Complaints Commissioner
Information Commissioner
NHS Business Services Authority
Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Health and Social Care Trust
Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service Board
Northern Ireland Health and Social Care Regional Business Services Organisation
Office of Communications
Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland
Police Investigations and Review Commissioner
Scottish Ambulance Service Board
Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission
Serious Fraud Office
Welsh Ambulance Services National Health Service Trust

Full story here: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/investigatory-powers-bill-act-snoopers-charter-browsing-history-what-does-it-mean-a7436251.html


It's black mirror/1984 levels of crazy TBH :worry: I can see this getting misused very easily...

[Mitchell]

Here for the food standards agency finding my porn collection

[Black Dagger]

If they really want to view me looking on Amazon for toasters and watching Daddy porn then go for it x

[Cal.]

I can't believe the NHS Business Services Authority are going to snoop on me looking at pictures of Emma Greenwood and Michelle Bass at 2005 film premieres.

[Cal.]

'Stoke Teen Arrested on Suspicion of Viewing Images of Red Hot Babes Playing Together'

http://static7.imagecollect.com/preview/4964/8430bb76f02ee5d

[Jack_]

Five posts and no sign of the tiresome trope 'if you've nothing to hide you've nothing to fear' yet? This must be a first

The whole thing is a disgrace

[Cherie]

'Stoke Teen Arrested on Suspicion of Viewing Images of Red Hot Babes Playing Together'

http://static7.imagecollect.com/preview/4964/8430bb76f02ee5d

:joker:

[Withano]

Five posts and no sign of the tiresome trope 'if you've nothing to hide you've nothing to fear' yet? This must be a first

The whole thing is a disgrace

Its a list of people who *can* *request* it, theyve gotta have a pretty good reason to need to see it (presumably, havent researched into it tbh). But I cant imagine bob the traffic cop can now look through his neighbours' history cos he gets a bit bored on the job otherwise.

The story doesnt worry me, the chance of the story having some sort of snowball effect in the future does a bit. Think we're fine for now though.

[Tom4784]

I'm not too worried, Laws like this are a massive risk to the government due to potential Human Rights abuse claims and civil lawsuits so I'm guessing that there's a lot of safeguards in place to prevent it from being misused. Anyone that does misuse it will likely be made an example of, I'm guessing.

It'll rarely get enacted I bet, it's likely that there's gonna be a lot of red tape to get through to actually use it.

[Jamie89]

Here for the food standards agency finding my porn collection

'Stoke Teen Arrested on Suspicion of Viewing Images of Red Hot Babes Playing Together'

http://static7.imagecollect.com/preview/4964/8430bb76f02ee5d

:joker::joker::joker:

Its a list of people who *can* *request* it, theyve gotta have a pretty good reason to need to see it (presumably, havent researched into it tbh). But I cant imagine bob the traffic cop can now look through his neighbours' history cos he gets a bit bored on the job otherwise.

The story doesnt worry me, the chance of the story having some sort of snowball effect in the future does a bit. Think we're fine for now though.

This is true, it's really not all that bad. Of course it could change in the future but that's the same for anything so there's not point worrying over speculation. I think it's just a case of security forces catching up with the modern world, so many people have so much of their lives online whereas they didn't used to so I just see it as an adjustment of how they could monitor us... we've always been monitored. And peoples personal details can always be misused, whether it's the tax office, or your HR department, or the many other places and people that could potentially access your personal information, but like Dezzy said there'll be safeguards here like there is for those other places, it isn't really a new thing that agencies can access information on you though (and you can always make sure you don't share your personal information over the internet if it's something that does worry you).

[Crimson Dynamo]

I like having all them looking at my history as it gives Stormfront more promo

:hee:

[kirklancaster]

:joker::joker::joker:



This is true, it's really not all that bad. Of course it could change in the future but that's the same for anything so there's not point worrying over speculation. I think it's just a case of security forces catching up with the modern world, so many people have so much of their lives online whereas they didn't used to so I just see it as an adjustment of how they could monitor us... we've always been monitored. And peoples personal details can always be misused, whether it's the tax office, or your HR department, or the many other places and people that could potentially access your personal information, but like Dezzy said there'll be safeguards here like there is for those other places, it isn't really a new thing that agencies can access information on you though (and you can always make sure you don't share your personal information over the internet if it's something that does worry you).

Another scorchingly good post Jamie.

[joeysteele]

:joker::joker::joker:



This is true, it's really not all that bad. Of course it could change in the future but that's the same for anything so there's not point worrying over speculation. I think it's just a case of security forces catching up with the modern world, so many people have so much of their lives online whereas they didn't used to so I just see it as an adjustment of how they could monitor us... we've always been monitored. And peoples personal details can always be misused, whether it's the tax office, or your HR department, or the many other places and people that could potentially access your personal information, but like Dezzy said there'll be safeguards here like there is for those other places, it isn't really a new thing that agencies can access information on you though (and you can always make sure you don't share your personal information over the internet if it's something that does worry you).

Nothing to add to this from me, well said Jamie.

[armand.kay]

Something about a random man in a suit snooping on me is hot.

[armand.kay]

I hope I give the boys at the NHS Business Services Authority a good show.

[Maru]

I think most agencies here you have to request these kinds of records... I don't think they can just read your information whenever they choose, but really I don't know. Though that doesn't mean they don't have a backdoor written into their system for law enforcement or something. I'm sure some need records so often, they do for subpoenas maybe... otherwise they would have to have a dedicated phone # or something.

Though when you apply to law enforcement, they check your social media... my husband had a new friend he'd never heard of called "Case Worker"... click the link and it does nothing. An imaginary friend.

[jennyjuniper]

If they have nothing better to do.....

[Ammi]

...this is always going to be a controversial thing because of the privacy invasion but some monitoring can be positive and advantageous as well..I recall quite a few years ago, Mr A had a fraud on his credit card online...it was quite a big sum of money and if it hadn't been monitored in that it was a gambling site and not something that his card had ever been used on in the past../gambling...then it would have probably taken a long time../many hours of frustration etc to sort out but because his spending habits were monitored I guess, it was picked up and sorted out straight away as being a fraudulent use...

[Withano]

Government refuses to debate this in parliament despite getting enough signitures in the petition against it.

[Livia]

It strikes me that people are okay with corporations they support... Apple... Microsoft... being able to access and share their details but when the security services, here only to keep the country safe, it becomes a problem. No one's interested in your silly porn stash or your weird shopping history... unless you're up to no good.

[joeysteele]

I have no problem with this, they would find my browsing record probably very boring anyway.

[Wizard.]

'Stoke Teen Arrested on Suspicion of Viewing Images of Red Hot Babes Playing Together'

http://static7.imagecollect.com/preview/4964/8430bb76f02ee5d

Your from Stoke? Why did we not meet when I lived there last year sis?

[Cal.]

Your from Stoke? Why did we not meet when I lived there last year sis?

I was just too busy!http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n131/Nicnever/00%20H/HeidiMontag003.gif

[Marsh.]

Tom is so paranoid about his pornhub searches.