Sweden approves wiretapping law

[Sweetpea]

Sweden's parliament has approved controversial new laws allowing authorities to spy on cross-border e-mail and telephone traffic.
The country's intelligence bureau will be able to scan international calls, faxes and e-mails.
The measure was passed by a narrow majority after a heated debate in the Stockholm parliament.
Critics say it threatens civil liberties and represents Europe's most far-reaching eavesdropping plan. "By introducing these new measures, the Swedish government is following the examples set by governments ranging from China and Saudi Arabia to the US government's highly criticised eavesdropping programme," said Peter Fleischer of Google.

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It's probably happening everywhere, just not legally

[Churchill]

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

It's probably happening everywhere, just not legally

YUP! Cheltenham have been doing it since ww2.

[poppy]

Originally Posted by Churchill

YUP! Cheltenham have been doing it since ww2.

Yes if anyone thinks it isn't they are living in cloud cuckoo land