David Cameron Says Snooper's Charter Is Necessary Because Fictional Crime Dramas He Watches Prove It

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David Cameron Says Snooper's Charter Is Necessary Because Fictional Crime Dramas He Watches Prove It
from the did-he-really-just-say-that? dept
by Mike Masnick
Fri, Jan 31st 2014 10:57am

You may recall the stories from the past couple years about the so-called "snooper's charter" in the UK -- a system to further legalize the government's ability to spy on pretty much all communications. It was setting up basically a total surveillance system, even beyond what we've since learned is already being done today. Thankfully, that plan was killed off by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.

However, Prime Minister David Cameron is back to pushing for the snooper's charter -- and his reasoning is as stupid as it is unbelievable. Apparently, he thinks it's necessary because the fictional crime dramas he watches on TV show why it's necessary. I am not joking, even though I wish I was:

In the most serious crimes (such as) child abduction communications data... is absolutely vital. I love watching, as I probably should stop telling people, crime dramas on the television. There's hardly a crime drama where a crime is solved without using the data of a mobile communications device.

What we have to explain to people is that... if we don't modernise the practice and the law, over time we will have the communications data to solve these horrible crimes on a shrinking proportion of the total use of devices and that is a real problem for keeping people safe.

[bemildred]

1. If you want proof of the mediocrity, there it is.

The dip thinks what he sees on TV is real.
And who is afraid now?