Big Brother Really Is Watching Us All

siddesu writes "The BBC has a nice high-level overview of some technologies for surveillance developed in the US and the UK. 'The US and UK governments are developing increasingly sophisticated gadgets to keep individuals under their surveillance. When it comes to technology, the US is determined to stay ahead of the game ... But it [a through-the wall sensing device in development] will also show whether someone inside a house is looking to harm you, because if they are, their heart rate will be raised. And 10 years from now, the technology will be much smarter. We'll scan a person with one of these things and tell what they're actually thinking.'"

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Meanwhile in Massachusetts

[mi]

You've heard of that that uber-illiberal state, have not you? This is were the main Senator Kennedy is coming from, along with Senator Kerry...

Also known affectionately as "Taxachusetts" is now considering:

Technology would track every car and send their drivers a bill for 5 cents for every mile driven.

Woo-hoo!.. I guess, as long as it is for raising revenue (which will negatively affect everyone), rather than for fighting crime (which mostly negatively affects criminals), it is Ok with illiberals...

Re:I hope they really can read my mind....

[MarsDefenseMinister]

Christ is love, not punishment. It's in our nature to think of sinful things. Being an abusive parent isn't Christian, but guiding children to realize their own corrupt nature and ask Christ for forgiveness is. The true punishments are kept by God himself for people who reject Christ. The small punishments that a parent uses on a child, (not abuse) are meant to help them avoid worse punishments later.

Properly raised and disciplined (once again, NOT abused) children will desire to turn away from harmful sexual thoughts and violence when they are adults.