Cameron is told to drop snooping on web users


Michael Savage writes in The Times:

Sweeping plans to hand the security services the power to snoop on e-mails, website visits and social media sites are dangerous and must be abandoned, David Cameron has been warned.

Cyber-security experts have written to the Prime Minister saying that the proposals “will be expensive, will hinder innovation and will undermine the privacy of citizens”. It is a blow to the credibility of the proposals, which are undergoing major revisions after opposition from Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats.

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UPDATE (23 Apr): The full text of the letter is on the Big Brother Watch web site. The list of ten signatories is reported by Tech Eye.