UK Surveillance Plan to go ahead

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8350660.stm

Can I just say.. bad bad bad bad bad bad bad?

That and they have no idea how much this will cost to implement. £2bn is too little imho. Technically, implementing this will not be easy, and will cost a lot

Oh my. The grandeur. The absurdity.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7492907.stm

…Skype or even Firefox might be declared illegal in Europe if they are not certified by an administrative authority

The day, literally, the DAY that I publish my warning and thoughts on exactly this.