UK government pledges universal access to 10Mbps broadband, but it’ll also be spying on you

The UK government is a confusing, sprawling mess wherever you stand politically. Pick a public service – it’s almost certainly in crisis with its future hanging in the balance. It’s a convoluted assembly of outdated systems and processes. There’s one thing that UK Prime Minister David Cameron definitely does know he wants though: universal access to broadband speeds of at least 10Mbps for every Briton. For people living in rural areas, this must feel a bit like de ja vu. Hasn’t the government already promised this? Well, yes and no. It started the Broadband Delivery UK scheme – in which every contract was won…
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