Rejected petition Stop the Government snooping on every email, website traffic and SMS

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The government has announced that it will be developing new ways to snoop on email, web traffic and SMS messages.

This “Intercept Modernisation Plan”, was stopped near the end of the last government, but has been revived. Now, closed-door discussions have been revealed: legislation will be proposed.

STOP the Government legislating this intrusive plan for wholesale SNOOPING on our daily lives and INVADING our PRIVACY.

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Date submitted 1 April 2012
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