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The Investigatory Powers Bill has now been passed into law in the UK, and it’s now a long list who has access to that data.

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    This treasure trove of data could be worth a lot to marketers. Millions of users worth of internet history could make for some very powerful targeted ads.

    Which would mean that there will be a financial incentive to attack this system, possibly via any of the governmental organisation on the list. And government bureaus aren’t particularly known for their diligence in securing their servers.

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      Not to mention those who want to embarrass government ministers/MPs who have browsing habits they don’t want aired in public. I’m still amazed that anyone ever thought this was a good idea. I’m sure even GCHQ (who have been doing it clandestinely anyway) probably don’t think it’s wise…