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The UK's Total Surveillance

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the queen-watches-what-you-eat dept.

Budenny writes "The Register has a story in its ongoing coverage of the UK ID Card story. This one suggests, with links to a weekend news story, that the Prime Minister in waiting has bought the idea that all electronic transactions in the UK should be linked to a central government/police database. Every cash withdrawal, every credit card purchase, ever loyalty card use ... And that data should flow back from the police database to (eg) a loyalty card use. So, for example, not only would the government know what books you were buying, but the bookstore would also know if you had an outstanding speeding ticket!"

2 of 439 comments (clear)

  1. If you've got nothing to hide... by 91degrees · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Why not post your full contact details here, you self righteous twats.

    (Just thught I'd pre-empt them).

  2. Re:Terrorists by Andrew+Kismet · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    fearmongering... terrorism.
    fear. terror.
    they're close cousins at least.