I am entirely in agreement with my hon. Friend on this. He says that it might not involve hacking a whole street, but it could easily involve hacking two layers of contacts. If I call 100 people, and then the people called by those 100 people are investigated, that would be a very typical intelligence exercise, pursuing the two rings of contacts. That could involve 100,000 people, most of whom have nothing to hide but could become under permanent surveillance by the state.
Investigatory Powers Bill
Proceeding contribution from
David Davis
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 6 June 2016.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Investigatory Powers Bill.
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