U.K. looks to eavesdrop on Net Country Watch: Britain6/29/2000; 7:54:43 AM "The British government is seeking expansive powers to eavesdrop on Internet traffic in a move that critics say jeopardizes the country's ambition to become a global e-commerce leader."If successful, the initiative also might affect Net privacy debates in the USA and elsewhere in Europe, analysts say. "It sets a dangerous international precedent ...to create a global standard of (Internet) wiretapping," says David Banisar of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, based in Washington.I think we've seen this before, and USA Today just discovered it or something, but it is news to me that this bill will probably pass or fail next month.