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Stop *this* government spying on our banks accounts
The Conservative government wanted to spy on all of our bank accounts on the premise of dealing with welfare fraud and error. We objected and they were defeated.
Now Starmer wants to bring this back:
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-the-government-from-spying-on-all-of-our-bank-accounts
They already have the power to check suspicious bank accounts for benefit fraud.
They do not need the banks to snoop when there is no suspicion.
I hoped that a change of government would get rid the the authoritarians.*
* Yes, I did think it was unlikely, but I did hope so.
Now Starmer wants to bring this back:
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-the-government-from-spying-on-all-of-our-bank-accounts
They already have the power to check suspicious bank accounts for benefit fraud.
They do not need the banks to snoop when there is no suspicion.
I hoped that a change of government would get rid the the authoritarians.*
* Yes, I did think it was unlikely, but I did hope so.