It wasn't that long ago we were writing about BlackBerry and their secretive BMM, which many says gave fuel to fires when the UK riots were taking hold. The social networks were full of disdain for those rioters, with commenter's suggesting that Twitter and BMM should be shut down. But now there are rumours that the Met Police are using covert survelliance to switch off phones, intercept communications and gather data people are beginning to shout about Human Rights and Civil Liberties.

What, as a nation do we want? Privacy is one of the most important parts of freedom, however, would you give up a small part of it to stomp out organised crime?

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