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Criticism for 'UK database' plan

Plans for a super-database containing the details of all phone calls and e-mails sent in the UK have been heavily criticised by experts. The government is considering the changes as part of its ongoing fight against serious crime and terrorism.

Assistant Information Commissioner Jonathan Bamford has warned that the UK could be "sleepwalking into a surveillance society".
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*Source: BBC News (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7410885.stm)*

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