There is no unignorable public revulsion over mass surveillance, however
righteously irate the comment sections of some newspapers, including
this one, may appear. The story has never found – to use the
questionable phrase of the times – its Milly Dowler moment
'If Vodafone is being
hailed for this "brave step" by Privacy International, a place must be
made for it in the rebels' camp.' Illustration by Helen Wakefield