MI5 'secretly collected phone data' for decade

Re:MI5 'secretly collected phone data' for decade by richmarr on Friday November 06, 2015 @05:19AM (#10518671)

Yep, that's what they do. They do a good thing, and they do it well. I know a number of people in and around GDS, it's really, really, strange for me to see their name in that list.

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Re:MI5 'secretly collected phone data' for decade by ptaipale on Friday November 06, 2015 @06:12AM (#10518875)

Throwing in lots of three letter acronyms will typically scare people by implying that there's something sinister going on.

Just wait till you learn of the French VDM...

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Re:MI5 'secretly collected phone data' for decade by richmarr on Friday November 06, 2015 @06:43AM (#10518976)

> Just wait till you learn of the French VDM...

The doctor gave me a cream for it... cleared up nicely.

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Re:MI5 'secretly collected phone data' for decade by vox_mollis on Friday November 06, 2015 @07:48AM (#10519161)

It's not that strange. Many people do not consider improving the efficiency with which the state can oppress its citizenry a good thing.

And to many libertarians, something as seemingly innocuous as tax collection or child protective services are oppressive.

Hence the hate.

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Re:MI5 'secretly collected phone data' for decade by richmarr on Friday November 06, 2015 @10:26AM (#10519888)

So, you'd rather pay an inefficient government more taxes to oppress you inefficiently.

I look forward to hearing more of these libertarian ideas.

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