If You Want More Evidence Government Can ’t Be Trusted With Your Private Information This Is It!

This appeared a bit over a week ago but has gone relatively unnoticed.Metadata laws under fire as 'authority creep' has more agencies accessing your informationBy political reporter Melissa ClarkePosted Fri 19 October, 2018 at 7:30pm More government agencies are accessing people's phone and internet records than originally envisaged, in what critics are describing as "authority creep".Key points:Access to metadata was initially restricted to 22 government agencies, but state-based agencies have blown that figure outBecause they are accessing metadata and not content of communications, no warrant is requiredIt is not known how many agencies are now able to request metadataControversial laws which came into force last year compel telecommunications companies to retain metadata on their customers, including information on who you call or text, where you make calls from, and who you send emails to.To allay privacy concerns, access to the metadata was limited to 22... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
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