[daulex]

I never said it doesn't happen in private companies. It's just not extremely pleasant to hear about our government doing it.

Sadly, it has happened before, is happening now and will happen in the future, but this mustn't stop us from fighting them.

[mjwalshe]

well actually those people are not paid to spy on us its explicitly gross misconduct in the civil service just as it is in any the company that deals with peoples data.

its Tabloid Hacks and dodgy PI's that are paid to spy on us that are more worrying for civil society