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UK RIP Bill Reintroduced

AIM31 writes "The amendments to RIP bill in the UK, which gives the power to read email headers and history to such bodies as the Postal Service, is back. with amendments. Last time it was rejected after massive protest."

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  1. Re:Power mad Blunkett by rkz · · Score: 4, Funny

    We could steal his walking stick and feed his guide dog crack.

  2. Re:Hi. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Canada is part of the Axis of Evil and will be LIBERATED. Love GWB.

  3. Re:Hi. by FrostedWheat · · Score: 4, Funny

    Get yourself a boat, and sail the high-seas! With a satellite internet link you could become a real music pirate! Arrrr!

  4. A giant eye ringed with fire by PTDC · · Score: 2, Funny

    David Blunkett is watching you! OooOooOoOo. Well not literally.

  5. Re:Power mad Blunkett by Felinoid · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well actually it sounds like they're keeping the "Freedom of information" it just happends to be that they meant fredom of YOUR information.

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  6. I for one welcome our UK Overlords by permaculture · · Score: 2, Funny

    They can read my outgoing email if they really want to. Boredom will brainlock them fairly quickly.

    As for incoming email, the signal to noise ratio is getting smaller every day. Good luck getting any useful intelligence outta that stream!

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    Environmentalism is the new Victorianism. Everyone ties on a green corset and pretends we're virtuous.
  7. Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe.

  8. Oceania by RexHowland · · Score: 2, Funny

    So, uh... When are they changing their name to Oceania?

  9. Re:Hi. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I can help you get set up in Windsor. It's like Detroit without the guns and crack. So, I guess it's not like detroit.

  10. Re:Hi. by FrostedWheat · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Yarrrrr!", surely? :-)

    Only if your from Devon.

  11. Re:Power mad Blunkett by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I've heard it said many times, and I think it's true: David Blunkett lacks vision.

  12. Re:Hi. by FrostedWheat · · Score: 3, Funny

    What happens when real pirates rob me?

    They have record companies on the oceans now? Yikes!

  13. Re:Power mad Blunkett by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Blunkett never could see the obvious, talk about living in the dark

  14. Re:CmdrTaco & Katie: Exclusive wedding photos by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Oh. My. God.