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Apr 27, 2009
'Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has ditched plans for a giant [b][i]Government[u]tracking all emails, phone calls and internet activity
Ms Smith said a central store of electronic data was an "extreme" solution and would have undermined privacy.
[b]Records of every electronic communication made by Britons [u]will instead be held by private companies
Internet firms will be asked to collect and store vast amounts of data, including from social networking sites such as Facebook
Launching the proposals, Ms Smith acknowledged concerns over privacy....'
:-o
How much of a 'climbdown' is this?