The uk is a surveillance society - The Inquirer

The uk is a surveillance society - The Inquirer: "ACCORDING TO THE UK'S toothless privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK is a surveillance society that needs improved legislative scrutiny.
Information commissioner Christopher Graham released his report on the state of surveillance to the Home Affairs Select Committee of Parliament this week, and said that it is very important that we have laws that do not unintentionally harm privacy.
It must be nice for Graham to get a chance to criticise something since he has been on the other end of some strong complaints himself. Most notably over the failure of his organisation to do anything to sanction Google after it stole personal email and login data while altruistically creating its roadside photo database, Street View.
So, Graham swung his wet paper bag denting punches in the direction of future legislation by cautioning the government against backing laws that could be used for action outside of their intended purpose. *Cough*, the DEA anyone?
'Technological and societal developments have proceeded and the risks to individual privacy remain real. Further safeguards are still required and require further protection,' he said."