Category Archives: Civil Liberties

Viewscreens are coming

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This post is going to link to quite a few old articles as every time I’m about to write it something new adds to the pile of stuff that needs to be included. So it’s time I accepted the pace of things happening is just too fast and I should try to tie a few bits together knowing it’s all going to be out of date before I hit publish. The Government has a love hate relationship with the Internet, it loves the amount of data and control it could give over us but hates the fact that it allows … Continue reading →

Opt out of the NHS database

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Just in case you missed it, we’re all being put on a central NHS database unless we “opt out”, and it looks as though we may not be able to even do that fully. Go and read more over at: The Big Opt Out. Of course if you’ve nothing to hide you’ve nothing to fear and will be quite happy having your medical details, phone number, GP details and the like available to “over a million NHS employees and central government bureaucrats“. 00

Hiding in the budget

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It’s really quite amazing what gets hidden in the budget, like HMRC being allowed to intercept any suspicious mail anywhere in the country and open it before it is delivered. (hat tip LPUK). Now to be fair they can intercept stuff at the moment, but they have to tell you before they open it, the plan is in future they can just open stuff without telling you. The relevant section of the Postal Services Act 2000 is already quite vague but does at least state clearly that they have to give you the chance to be there when they open … Continue reading →