Britain is considering legislation to create a centralised database which will store details of all phone calls made, websites visited, and e-mails sent by UK citizens, ostensibly to fight crime and terrorism. Supposedly the content itself will not be stored. Still, opponents have labelled it as 'Orwellian' and a breach of the principles of a free society. I would like to think that the US, with its emphasis on civil liberties, would encounter great opposition in passing such legislation and could not get it through Congress, but then I had a lot more faith in the American government before the Bush Administration got a hold of things. Here's to the opponents in Britain prevailing.
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