British to save e-mail records

It appears that the USA isn't the only country to think about spying on their populace. The British government has put in place rules that would require ISPs to keep records of every e-mail sent or received.

"The rules, which come into effect by March 15, implement a 2006 European Union directive. Service providers will not store the content of e-mails, and the government says there is no threat to individual privacy."

Ok, so there'd be no threat to privacy. Maybe so. Maybe not.

As an example I have a cousin who lives in Britain. (I do, btw)
Any e-mail I send to or receive from her will have a record kept.
Will the British government, at some later time, want to expand this to
include keeping an eye on what is said? Can it be kept safe? Will it be shared?
If so, by whom will it be shared.

Big Brother is watching, and it worries me.

more to come.