British politicians exempt themselves from warrantless spying under the Snoopers Charter
by Cory Doctorow from on (#23PQG)
The Snoopers Charter is the most invasive surveillance law ever passed by a "democracy", requiring service providers to retain records of virtually everything you do online and with your phone, and then allowing virtually "everyone" to search that data, without a warrant or even record-keeping, so it's virtually impossible to catch systemic abuse of the system. (more")