russel
./_dazed_and_confused
Even if one was to accept the covert and unaccountable surveillance of innocent citizens as a function of government, which I most certainly do not, the above highlights the practical issues in a nutshell. It's staggeringly clear the likes of May, Cameron etc do not really understand what the internet is, let alone how it works or where it is, so a top down structure from them probably right down to some council ignoramus who writes their password on a post-it note next to the screen have no business playing with anyone elses computers. The spectacular incompetence within state IT infrastructure is a matter of public record, these people need to stay the hell away from ours!
The whole business needs scrutiny from people that really understand if, suppose a whistle blower at MegaCorp points to some wrong doing, a protest group is started to boycott MC, MC uses TTIP to sue the government for loss of earnings. Given the power of lobbying plus TTIP, a media campaign plus intrusive monitoring could snuff out very effectively any form of protest. That is not democracy, there is nothing in place to stop this happening.