If you're up in arms about being stopped by the police....

More non-news if you read the small print, if it gets to the point they are hacking your home PC I'd be more worried about the special branch guys following you too work and listening in on your phone calls. It's to much hastle and far to dificult to do in all but a serious case.
 
I heard on the radio this morning that they are going to start storing all your emails ie who you receive from and who you send to.

They already do this with phone calls and texts...........

Don't think it's the content that save just the senders/receipients
 
:popcorn:
 
kelack said:
I heard on the radio this morning that they are going to start storing all your emails ie who you receive from and who you send to.

They already do this with phone calls and texts...........

Don't think it's the content that save just the senders/receipients
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great, maybe they can sort out the spammers that send me bank scams and viagra cr@p :D
 
badgerbaiter said:
It drives me mad!! I blame Gordon Brown. Typical Nanny state.

(i havent read it yet, i thought i'd post now and read it later when i have some more time :) )
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Says Mr Outraged of middle England, this typifies the hysteria around news stories like this and all the togs being pulled by the police far to many people react without understanding the facts.

This is a non-news item they basically say they will hack your wireless network or break in and instal a key logger on your PC, neither of these are easy so they are not going to be doing this on a routine basis and they are not going to be doing this because they suspect you parked on some double yellows.
 
a1ex2001 said:
Says Mr Outraged of middle England, this typifies the hysteria around news stories like this and all the togs being pulled by the police far to many people react without understanding the facts.
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And that was my point :)

I have read the story now, and I'm surprised by The Times. Its not the kind of thing they normally publish. I dont think its well researched because you cant read someone's hard drive over the internet without tricking them into installing some kind of trojan.
 
great, maybe they can sort out the spammers that send me bank scams and viagra cr@p
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:LOL::LOL::LOL::LOL:

And whatever happened to the Data Protection Act..? :nono:

If I had sensitive personal information on my PC, of which most of us have! Surely, this would be a breach :shrug:

Some us might even have some Sexy pictures of our wife on our PC.... NOT that I have......:nuts:

Would we want some police person perving over them... NO :LOL:


Ridiculous! :thumbsdown:
 
If this is what we know they are doing, imagine what they can do that we still don't know about!!!!! I wouldn't be surprised if the security services had been doing this for years already!!!! Just papers trying to sensationalise something to sell papers IMO
 
jcoutts said:
:LOL::LOL::LOL::LOL:

And whatever happened to the Data Protection Act..? :nono:

If I had sensitive personal information on my PC, of which most of us have! Surely, this would be a breach :shrug:

Some us might even have some Sexy pictures of our wife on our PC.... NOT that I have......:nuts:

Would we want some police person perving over them... NO :LOL:


Ridiculous! :thumbsdown:
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Fortunately it's not actually very easy to hack your PC provided you've ytaken a few sensible precautions, if you really want to keep those pictures of the wife private then encryption is your friend as at least that will protect them in the far more likely event that your PC is stolen and sold in the local pub.
 
badgerbaiter said:
It drives me mad!! I blame Gordon Brown. Typical Nanny state.

(i havent read it yet, i thought i'd post now and read it later when i have some more time :) )
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:LOL::LOL:

ianm79 said:
great, maybe they can sort out the spammers that send me bank scams and viagra cr@p :D
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That's exactly what I was thinking!
 
ianm79 said:
great, maybe they can sort out the spammers that send me.. viagra
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I'm more intrigued how these spammers found out i need it :LOL:
 
YAWN.

He said the authorities could break into a suspect’s home or office and insert a “key-logging” device into an individual’s computer. This would collect and, if necessary, transmit details of all the suspect’s keystrokes. “It’s just like putting a secret camera in someone’s living room,” he said.

Police might also send an e-mail to a suspect’s computer. The message would include an attachment that contained a virus or “malware”. If the attachment was opened, the remote search facility would be covertly activated. Alternatively, police could park outside a suspect’s home and hack into his or her hard drive using the wireless network.
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Who comes up with these ideas? The Keystone Cops? Or are they only interested in trying to catch really stupid people who don't use passwords, routinely open suspicious email attachments, and don't secure their wireless network?
 
Just to fan the flames a little:

Did you know that council workers can access your e-mails which are sent? Good eh?
 
yep, obviously, like i wouldnt know someone broke into my house:thinking:(which is illegal without a court order isnt it, and dont they have to tell you????) my network has a password, i should really hide it as well, but oh well. the network isnt set up either, only used for wireless internet. if you want to keep your naked pics of wife private, use a seperate drive to store them, and disconnect the internet before plugging the drive in
 
NathanJT said:
Just to fan the flames a little:

Did you know that council workers can access your e-mails which are sent? Good eh?
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I think you might need to back that up and be a bit more specific with details, your post is a little to sensationalist/daily mail. The man who collected my bin this morning is a council worker I'm sure he has no access to my email and no possibility of access either.
 
Who cares lol

If it gets to the point that other countries are asking MI5 to hack your pc, chances are your going to be in the wrong somehow!!
 
As already mentioned, it would be no surprise at all if the special services havent been doing this for years anyway, only difference now is that they are getting EU agreement. The mentioned methods are...errrmmm... well a bit of a joke though I do wonder how much is smokescreen. MInd you, if the Met really feel the need to see 20000+ lousy photographs, they only have to ask :D
 
Rob.Marsh said:
Who cares lol

If it gets to the point that other countries are asking MI5 to hack your pc, chances are your going to be in the wrong somehow!!
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If it gets to the point that MI5 are that interested in you that they want to go to all the trouble of hacking your PC I would expect you to already be in a whole world of poo. It's much easier to listen in on your phone calls and open all your mail. Watch out for the guy in an overcoat following you to work and they guy that just started chatting to you in the pub!
 
a1ex2001 said:
Watch out for the guy in an overcoat following you to work and they guy that just started chatting to you in the pub!
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"I said be careful his bow tie is really a camera" :LOL: now where was that from, answers on a postcard please :D
 
badgerbaiter said:
Who told you that nonsense anyway?
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Try looking up RIPA!

"The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) legislates for using methods of surveillance and information gathering to help the prevention of crime, including terrorism."

However (and it's a BIG one), councils can initiate RIPA for something as simple as being suspected of allowing a dog to foul a pavement. They then have carte blanche access to your data.

My appologies though as it's only who you emailed and not the content:

"Ripa allows council officials to authorise the use of covert surveillance, to obtain phone records and details of email traffic from personal computers (though not the contents of the emails) and to find out which websites people are logging on to."

Nonsense? or you just don't know how bad things are getting?
 
TG. said:
"I said be careful his bow tie is really a camera" :LOL: now where was that from, answers on a postcard please :D
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A Simon and Garfunkel song, can't be arsed to look it up though *hums song in his head*

I'd like to see them hack my computer anyway ;)
 
NathanJT said:
Try looking up RIPA!

"The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) legislates for using methods of surveillance and information gathering to help the prevention of crime, including terrorism."

However (and it's a BIG one), councils can initiate RIPA for something as simple as being suspected of allowing a dog to foul a pavement. They then have carte blanche access to your data.

My appologies though as it's only who you emailed and not the content:

"Ripa allows council officials to authorise the use of covert surveillance, to obtain phone records and details of email traffic from personal computers (though not the contents of the emails) and to find out which websites people are logging on to."

Nonsense? or you just don't know how bad things are getting?
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Obviously they are going to be nosey and read them lol
 
So the government may end up paying ISPs between £25m and £70m of our money so that they can see who we send emails to :bang: I can't help thinking that the money could be better spent elsewhere:shrug:
 
indeed - i should also say that why the hell do they have to use our tax money for this cr@p? they should have a "Government Stupid Scheme Fund" tor that
 
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