Editorial: The enemy within

SOCIAL media has become man (and woman´s) new best friend. Facebook, twitter and Youtube are all part of a social revolution which continues to go from strength to strength but there are dangers. Social media is increasingly being used as a propaganda tool by terrorist organisations and as we have seen with the murder of British soldier Lee Rigsby it was also used to plan the attack. Now, the big internet companies are under pressure to work with the intelligence services and report anything they believe to be suspicious. I don´t really want the spooks at GCHQor the NSA to have access to my Facebook or twitter account but if it keeps us safe then I am willing to overlook what is an obvious breach of my privacy. We are living in dangerous times and the threat level is high and the security services should be able to use all the tools  at their disposal to stop a terrorist outrage. Does this mean that we have to surrender our Facebook and twitter sites as well? Well yes it is a small price to pay.   Now, I am sure that some people will think that the security services will have passed what is an obvious red line if they can monitor our emails and social media sites. They probably already do. But at the end of the day does it really matter that Big Brother is keeping an eye on us in the interest of our safety? Well if you have nothing to hide then ofcourse not. The intelligence services certainly get my vote, look away and like it if you like!