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I was going to rage now, but then i remembered what day it is.
Trust no one.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17576745
But... my instinct to rage does bring up a salient point.
Is it not indicative of our times when you had to think two, three and four times about whether this was actually real news or not?
Trust no one.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17576745
The government will be able to monitor the calls, emails, texts and website visits of everyone in the UK under new legislation set to be announced soon.
Internet firms will be required to give intelligence agency GCHQ access to communications on demand, in real time.
The Home Office says the move is key to tackling crime and terrorism, but civil liberties groups have criticised it.
Tory MP David Davis called it "an unnecessary extension of the ability of the state to snoop on ordinary people".
But... my instinct to rage does bring up a salient point.
Is it not indicative of our times when you had to think two, three and four times about whether this was actually real news or not?