Britons fund own Orwellian future? - Video
The British government is pushing through an anti-terror law that will enable it to monitor all private electronic communication, including social media. Ironically, people to be watched are set to pay for the privilege. - Britain is already one of the most-watched societies in the world. With an estimated 2 million surveillance cameras, it has more CCTV per person than almost any other nation on Earth. Being in the UK means being watched non-stop. And now the government is planning to cast its intrusive eye over online activity, phone calls and text messages, all under the guise of an anti-terror law. They will not only know which websites a person visits, they will even snoop on private Facebook messages. The new law specifies that it is not just private calls and messages that will be kept. The government will know exactly to whom a person speaks, when and where. Whoever one might be, all his personal data will be stored for a year by landline and mobile phone companies, and internet service providers. Obviously, the security services will have real-time access to these databases at the click of a button – secretly living your life with you.