Online Privacy
April 2012 - Internet firms have warned that government plans to monitor email and social media use in Britain are liable to be used by repressive regimes elsewhere in the world to justify their state surveillance
http://m.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/apr/02/internet-companies-warn-government-email-surveillance
June 2012 - The government is to offer a blank cheque to internet and phone firms that will be required to track everyone's email, Twitter, Facebook and other internet use under legislation...
The communications data police and others may seek about an individual includes email addresses and phone numbers of people who have been in contact, when this happened, and where, the details giving the police records of suspects' associates and activities.
Link: Online privacy: Home Office to write blank cheque for 'snoopers' charter'
Online Offence Policy
December 2012 - Social media misuse guidelines to differentiate between silly offensive posts and those that involve credible threats
Link: http://m.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/dec/19/twitter-facebook-jokers-prosecution
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