Internet cafes in the United Kingdom are the latest victims of privacy invasive counter$terrorism measures. Scotland Yard recently asked Internet cafe owners to monitor customers’ use of public computers. The authorities are encouraging owners to check activity on their computers and keep an eye on any suspicious activity.
Yet police say it’s not about asking Internet cafe owners to spy on their customers.
These measures seem unreasonable and privacy invasive, and are likely to be ineffective.
This is similar to monitoring calls on a public phone, it has been pointed out.
Surely a criminal or terrorist using an Internet cafe would be savvy enough to hide their tracks.URL
