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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!"

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  1. Just imagine by Freaky+Spook · · Score: 5, Funny

    If this database could be linked to myspace!!

    I'll never have to write my own boring blogs ever again, this could do it for me!

    11am bought donuts at krispy kreme

    11:15 incurred speeding fine on South eastern freeway

    11:30 purchased petrol

  2. Re:*gasp* by tehcyder · · Score: 5, Funny
    If the patron is drunk, the barman should call the patron a cab no matter what the patron's legal record says.
    DRUNK: Can you call me a cab.

    BARMAN: You're a cab.
    DRUNK: The old ones are the best. Hic!

    DRUNK FALLS OFF BAR STOOL.

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