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The Beast of Brussels

Posted by michael on from the sprouts-are-bad-enough dept.

'No nickname' Ian writes "If you live in Europe you should definitely read this story about a government supercomputer. It's written by Andy McCue from silicon.com and entitled: IT Myths: Does the 'Beast of Brussels' know everything about us? Basically, in Europe there are rumours of an EU-owned super-computer which stores and process information on every European citizen. The piece debunks the rumour and finds out its roots are actually in a work of fiction - but there is some interesting comment from privacy activists who suggest it may not be too wide of the mark. Simon Davis of Privacy International goes so far as to suggest such computer may have existed - if perhaps not on the same 'three storey-high' magnitude."

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  1. European Computer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Now thats funny!

  2. Shortest book I ever read by Mordant · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    was Belgian War Heroes, heh. ;>

  3. Re:Well i live in Europe (Belgium)... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    What fascist-to-the-core Gov'mnt needs electro implants ... or even decent $10_Scotch with bred-ta-the-chain slaves like you as "citizens". Count on it pad're, when the Slavs next come marching west - and they will - we Yanks will let them eat you.

  4. Re:Uh, no. by bugg · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    We consider France to be an ally because they're too white to be our enemy.

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    -bugg