UK and EU EMail Retention Law

[Malicious Intent]

As some of you know, the European Directive on email retention came into force a few days ago. Thankfully, it is seriously flawed.

Firstly, I'm sorry but it is goodbye to Outlook and other email software and time to switch to webmail.

Simply add https:// to the start of your webmail address. For example:

https://gmail.com

https://googlemail.com

(Yahoo defaults to https://)

https://login.live.com/

etc.

This opens a secure connection. Your ISP will see that you are accessing Google's/Yahoo's/MS's servers, but will not know what for.

Of course, the innocent have nothing to hide, so don't forget to prove it by copying in (BCC) Jacqui Smith on all your e-mails ([email protected]).

Please note that your phone calls are still being logged. Given that I can't live without my mobile, I request that all terrorists use Skype or other VOIP. Hopefully when the Home Office realise only innocent people are being caught in the drag net, we will be left alone (yeah, right!)

[DudeAsInCool]

[KiwiCoromandel]

if you use firefox then the customise google extension gives you the option to switch Gmail to https automatically...

[DudeAsInCool]

There's also TrackMeNot