Thanks. Of course what this is all about (in the UK, IT and elsewhere) is to allow 'authorised' officials to listen to all phone calls you make, emails you send and receive and records of all websites you have visited. That it is happening today shows how far we have gone along the lines of '1984' and just how disinterested is the man in the street who cannot see why he should be concerned about a total erosion of his privacy and freedom.

Very scary stuff, but it's far more scary that nobody is troubled by it! People should be outraged. All the talk about the Chinese and 'human rights' - what about the 'right' to enjoy private liaisons with others without being spied upon by Government?