Repressive Swedish surveillance law

Sweden's government plans to tighten the laws governing telecommunications surveillance. The Estonian daily is appalled: "How would you like it if you were having a telephone conversation with Mr Karlsson in Sweden and a minister was listening in on your call? Or a police commissioner read your emails? Not much, I expect. But this is exactly what it boils down to if the coalition in Stockholm manages to persuade the last remaining sceptics and the law goes through. The government has explained that the measure is intended to protect the state against terrorism, but outsiders are reminded of conditions in Belarus, North Korea and the GDR. Of course they do not intend to listen in on everything that is said or read everything, but just casually uttering a keyword could be enough to attract the unwelcome attention of Sweden's security forces."

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