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Old 03-04-2012, 03:12 PM #3
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Thumbs up Ex-Copper is against new proposals, too

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17595209

Quote:
Chris Fox, former head of the Association of Chief Police Officers, said the move would be "a massive intervention by the state into people's private lives".

"If you are investigating crime you have targets... it just seems to be overkill and intrusive for the 99.9% of the rest of us."

He said the idea was "fraught with danger for the innocent vast majority", not least that of misidentification, which could result from genuine criminals disguising their communications as those of law-abiding citizens.
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