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by nailer 3637 days ago
You're right re: France, but people in the UK, Ireland, Germany and Australia talk much less about liberties than they do about privacy.

Oddly, this government minister [http://news.sky.com/story/1675276/conservative-mp-calls-for-...] was so shocked and outraged about requests for leaders to reveal their tax returns he suggested banning curtains as a equivalent. He's from the same government that collects and reads all email of all citizens.