Quote: "'You think there are more facts and better facts on your side than on the other side. The very act of giving them equal weight seems like bias. Like inappropriate evenhandedness.'"
However, some facts have more weight than others when judged by objective observer - don't they?
Good example is the (illegal) invasion of Iraq.
The fact that UN1441 required the council to "convene immediately upon receipt of a report in accordance with paragraphs 4 or 11 above, in order to consider the situation and the need for full compliance with all of the relevant Council resolutions in order to secure international peace and security;" i.e. to decide what to do next.
Similar thing happened to me with the cowboys at highimpactsites.com - they redirected my website to penpals.com whilst it was registered to me.
I got www.generalmedicalcouncil.info to help somebody who had http://www.generalmedicalcouncil.co.uk/ taken from her by Nominet - she used it to complain about the GMC.
It is also no surprise that government lackies are still defending the ID database - these guys are corrupt.
It gives me no great pleasure to say, "I told you so" about large amounts of data not being safe with government - there is no safeguards that can protect it.
The nodding sheeple keep believing government propaganda about things that are obviously wrong - e.g. ID database or Iraq.
This is not just simply about having confidence in the government - or their competence - though clearly they are lacking in both.
We cannot put trust in future governments to not abuse this data - nor can we put trust in any system.
Data can be robbed, be lost or abused - we cannot give them more personal data - it would be moronic to do so.
BTW: If the disks are found that doesn't mean the data is safe - they may have been copied.
Given WIPO and ICANN's definition of "bad faith" - which says that the domain cannot be used to cause confusion with the "Complainant's mark" - there's a decent chance of The Pirate Bay eventually losing control of the domain. But if Pirate Bay can fight back and prove somehow that it has no commercial interests or intent to confuse visitors with the "real" IFPI site, it might have a chance at succeeding.
"We have not done anything illegal or even immoral," Sunde told Ars. "I can't see why we shouldn't be able to keep the domain name. We're not going to bash IFPI on it, we're going to host our own IFPI on it," he said. Given that UN WIPO clearly are a bunch of crooks that made the corrupt UDRP rules so that their customers can overreach trademarks - even though there is absolutely no infringement against them - then the Phonographic Industry have the odds stacked in their favour.
There is no other occassion wereby you can have legal proceeding taken against you - when have committed no wrong-doing or tort against the complainant.
Don't be a fooled by the propaganda; this is no 'boundary dispute' - the ifpi.com domain can be used for anything that does not infringe upon the Phonographic Industry - even to start your own business - or by the Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute.
This is why I set up my criticism site WIPO - nothing to do with those low-lifes at UN WIPO.
I am British - but what right does AT&T have to invade an Americans privacy?
Isn't privacy protected in the Bill of Rights - or has that all gone out the window now, since 911?
I thought that even the police have to get a judge to authorize a warrant to search - and only if there is reasonable grounds against an individual (not the populace of whole country).
Why is this not like the US Postal Service looking in your mail or DHL opening your packages to see if you have anything illegal - without a search warrant?
But will it stop me calling for Blair, Goldsmith, Scarlett, Campbell and all the rest of war criminals to be strung up by the neck until they are dead?
Why wait for war crimes trial - they helped to kill thousands of Iraqi men, women, children and babies - haven't we seen enough to know they are guilty?
We know the intelligence was correct - being very shakey - Scarlett simply removed caveats from report - prompted by Campbell.
We know the legal advice was changed after Goldsmith was given a bit of friendly persuation - indeed his own written legal advice is clearly wrong - using opinion in place of fact:
Strange - police reveal the names like Pete Townshend - but have still kept the name of Labour Government Cabinet minister quiet.
Quote:
Detective Chief Inspector Bob McLachlan, former head of Scotland Yard's paedophile unit, told the Sunday Herald that the lack of urgency in making arrests will lead to suspects destroying evidence of downloading child pornography before they are arrested.
The Sunday Herald has also had confirmed by a very senior source in British intelligence that at least one high-profile former Labour Cabinet minister is among Operation Ore suspects. The Sunday Herald has been given the politician's name but, for legal reasons, can not identify the person. (Yet Pete Townshend was named in this same story)
There are still unconfirmed rumours that another senior Labour politician is among the suspects. The intelligence officer said that a 'rolling' Cabinet committee had been set up to work out how to deal with the potentially ruinous fall-out for both Tony Blair and the government if arrests occur.
So - why do government have no respect for your right to privacy?
This is a post that I have used many times before:-)
Liberty has to be one of the most important things in life. Well up there, behind health and safety of your family, must be the right to go about your daily life without being forced to live it under oppressive surveillance. For it surely is oppression - being spied upon by the authorities in all that you do. Knowing this information could be used against you, for any purpose they see fit. The so-called all-seeing eye of God over you - meant to instil respect of them and fear of authority.
It can be proven they use propaganda to deceive you into believing them. How?
Ask Security Services in the US, UK, Indonesia (Bali) or anywhere for that matter, to deny this:
Internet surveillance, using Echelon, Carnivore or back doors in encryption, will not stop terrorists communicating by other means - most especially face to face or personal courier.
Terrorists will have to do that, or they will be caught!
Perhaps using mobile when absolutely essential, saying - "Meet you in the pub Monday" (meaning, human bomb to target A), or Tuesday (target B) or Sunday (abort).
The Internet has become a tool for government to snoop on their people - 24/7.
The terrorism argument is a dummy - total bull*.
INTERNET SURVEILLANCE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STOP TERRORISTS - THAT IS SPIN AND PROPAGANDA
This propaganda is for several reasons, including: a) making you feel safer b) to say the government are doing something and c) the more malicious motive of privacy invasion.
Government say about surveillance - "you've nothing to fear - if you are not breaking the law"
This argument is made to pressure people into acquiescence - else appear guilty of hiding something illegal.
It does not address the real reason why they want this information (which they will deny) - they want a surveillance society.
They wish to invade your basic human right to privacy. This is like having somebody watching everything you do - all your personal thoughts, hopes and fears will be open to them.
This is everything - including phone calls and interactive TV. Quote from ZDNET: "Whether you're just accessing a Web site, placing a phone call, watching TV or developing a Web service, sometime in the not to distant future, virtually all such transactions will converge around Internet protocols."
"Why should I worry? I do not care if they know what I do in my own home", you may foolishly say. Or, just as dumbly, "They will not be interested in anything I do".
This information will be held about you until the authorities need it for anything at all. Like, for example, here in UK when government looked for dirt on individuals of Paddington crash survivors group. It was led by badly injured Pam Warren. She had over 20 operations after the 1999 rail crash (which killed 31 and injured many).
This group had fought for better and safer railways - all by legal means. By all accounts a group of fine outstanding people - with good intent.
So what was their crime, to deserve this investigation?
It was just for showing up members of government to be the incompetents they are.
As usual, government tried to put a different spin on the story when they were found out. Even so, their intent was obvious - they wanted to use this in
FYI: It is not a "Terrorist Surveillance Program" - it is a "Public Surveillance Program".
They do not know who the terrorists are - so they have to keep an eye on you "just in case".
Why do government have no respect for your right to privacy?
This is a post that I have used many times before:-)
Liberty has to be one of the most important things in life. Well up there, behind health and safety of your family, must be the right to go about your daily life without being forced to live it under oppressive surveillance. For it surely is oppression - being spied upon by the authorities in all that you do. Knowing this information could be used against you, for any purpose they see fit. The so-called all-seeing eye of God over you - meant to instil respect of them and fear of authority.
It can be proven they use propaganda to deceive you into believing them. How?
Ask Security Services in the US, UK, Indonesia (Bali) or anywhere for that matter, to deny this:
Internet surveillance, using Echelon, Carnivore or back doors in encryption, will not stop terrorists communicating by other means - most especially face to face or personal courier.
Terrorists will have to do that, or they will be caught!
Perhaps using mobile when absolutely essential, saying - "Meet you in the pub Monday" (meaning, human bomb to target A), or Tuesday (target B) or Sunday (abort).
The Internet has become a tool for government to snoop on their people - 24/7.
The terrorism argument is a dummy - total bull*.
INTERNET SURVEILLANCE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STOP TERRORISTS - THAT IS SPIN AND PROPAGANDA
This propaganda is for several reasons, including: a) making you feel safer b) to say the government are doing something and c) the more malicious motive of privacy invasion.
Government say about surveillance - "you've nothing to fear - if you are not breaking the law"
This argument is made to pressure people into acquiescence - else appear guilty of hiding something illegal.
It does not address the real reason why they want this information (which they will deny) - they want a surveillance society.
They wish to invade your basic human right to privacy. This is like having somebody watching everything you do - all your personal thoughts, hopes and fears will be open to them.
This is everything - including phone calls and interactive TV. Quote from ZDNET: "Whether you're just accessing a Web site, placing a phone call, watching TV or developing a Web service, sometime in the not to distant future, virtually all such transactions will converge around Internet protocols."
"Why should I worry? I do not care if they know what I do in my own home", you may foolishly say. Or, just as dumbly, "They will not be interested in anything I do".
This information will be held about you until the authorities need it for anything at all. Like, for example, here in UK when government looked for dirt on individuals of Paddington crash survivors group. It was led by badly injured Pam Warren. She had over 20 operations after the 1999 rail crash (which killed 31 and injured many).
This group had fought for better and safer railways - all by legal means. By all accounts a group of fine outstanding people - with good intent.
So what was their crime, to deserve this investigation?
It was just for showing up members of government to be the incompetents they are.
As usual, government tried to put a different spin on the story when they were found out. Even so, their intent was obvious - they wanted to use this information as propaganda - to smear the character of these good people.
Our honourable government would rather defile the character of its citizens - rather than address their reasonable concerns.
The government arrogantly presume this group of citizens would not worry about having their privacy invaded.
They can also check your outgoings match your income and that you are paying e
Quote: "The portable gadgets - similar to a pocket PC and linked to a database of 6.5m prints - will enable officers to identify suspects within minutes".
Well, like I always said - you can be identified with a remote device - the carrying of ID cards is a Red Herring.
You always carry your biometrics with you.
Our UK government will have effectively branded you with a unique number - like the Nazi's did to the Jews at Auschwitz.
Rather than being identified by a tattoo on arm - you will be identified with a scanner - like an animal that has been 'chipped'.
In their usual devious way - government will say it is because they 'care' for the safety of the public - when we know ID cards would not have stopped London bombing - nor did they stop Madrid.
This from a UK government that helped force their corrupt form of US friendly 'democracy' on Iraqi people - our government are no more than dictatorial authoritarian fascist reactionaries themselves.
This is not the sort of 'caring' that true democratic governments would want - one which keeps record of movements and associations of individual members of public - with no privacy.
As to the ID system itself:
With computing power doubling every year (and software/firmware enhancements) this identification will get down to seconds when National ID Surveillance System is compulsively introduced - even though database will increase ten-fold.
Even with current technology - using 1 finger it will correctly identify 19 out of 20 people (95%) - with 2 fingers it will increase accuracy to 19.95 out of 20 (i.e. correctly identifying 19 with no match out of 20 - or 99.75%) - with 3 fingers this will be near 100% accuracy.
NB: iris and 1 finger scan will produce similar accurate result.
People should write to their MP or Member of Congress to say they do not want an authoritarian government to keep a dossier on them.
Unless they are happy in having their government keep a record of all they do - like some sort of sex offender or dangerous criminal.
If people want a fascist government they should have voted for one - if no fascist political party was available, they could start their own.
People like the pathetic right-wing Anonymous Cowards here that support corrupt government policy - without attempting intellectual debate with those of us that are against it.
I have wrote on subject of the Surveillance Society many times - including here on Slashdot.
e.g. this is snippet from one post:
Quote from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency: "The goal of the Total Information Awareness (TIA) program is to revolutionize the ability of the United States to detect, classify and identify foreign terrorists -- and decipher their plans -- and thereby enable the U.S. to take timely action to successfully preempt and defeat terrorist acts."
The declared GOAL is to, quote: "identify foreign terrorists" - what rubbish. They know you are American citizen, not even a suspect foreigner - yet want to know what you buy, where you travel - everything. They want to profile you, like a criminal. I find it hard to believe that U.S. politicians are that dumb to go along with this violation of the American Peoples Rights. Looks like TIA initials stand for Totally Ignorant Acceptance (for their propaganda).
As I wrote on another forum: they will make ID cards compulsary by clever manipulation of thicko MP's and public.
At the time it is brought back to Parliament for compulsion, they will say, "The many billions we have spent so far is wasted and ID cards are not fully effective - unless the database is complete with entire population - as the thieves and terrorists are not registering".
Quote: Lois Boland, director of international relations for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, said that open-source software runs counter to the mission of WIPO, which is to promote intellectual-property rights.
"To hold a meeting which has as its purpose to disclaim or waive such rights seems to us to be contrary to the goals of WIPO," she said.
Slashdot Mirror
Quote: "'You think there are more facts and better facts on your side than on the other side. The very act of giving them equal weight seems like bias. Like inappropriate evenhandedness.'"
However, some facts have more weight than others when judged by objective observer - don't they?
Good example is the (illegal) invasion of Iraq.
The fact that UN1441 required the council to "convene immediately upon receipt of a report in accordance with paragraphs 4 or 11 above, in order to consider the situation and the need for full compliance with all of the relevant Council resolutions in order to secure international peace and security;" i.e. to decide what to do next.
http://community.channel4.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/503603557/m/3490049144/p/1
BTW: I'm MadWorld poster (because it is).
Similar thing happened to me with the cowboys at highimpactsites.com - they redirected my website to penpals.com whilst it was registered to me.
I got www.generalmedicalcouncil.info to help somebody who had http://www.generalmedicalcouncil.co.uk/ taken from her by Nominet - she used it to complain about the GMC.
My original site is shown on archive.org at http://web.archive.org/web/20040223073054/http://www.generalmedicalcouncil.info/
They ended up transfering ownership of it without my permission.
In the end I decided it wasn't worth the hassle fighting over the domain.
It is also no surprise that government lackies are still defending the ID database - these guys are corrupt.
It gives me no great pleasure to say, "I told you so" about large amounts of data not being safe with government - there is no safeguards that can protect it.
The nodding sheeple keep believing government propaganda about things that are obviously wrong - e.g. ID database or Iraq.
This is not just simply about having confidence in the government - or their competence - though clearly they are lacking in both.
We cannot put trust in future governments to not abuse this data - nor can we put trust in any system.
Data can be robbed, be lost or abused - we cannot give them more personal data - it would be moronic to do so.
BTW: If the disks are found that doesn't mean the data is safe - they may have been copied.
"We have not done anything illegal or even immoral," Sunde told Ars. "I can't see why we shouldn't be able to keep the domain name. We're not going to bash IFPI on it, we're going to host our own IFPI on it," he said.
Given that UN WIPO clearly are a bunch of crooks that made the corrupt UDRP rules so that their customers can overreach trademarks - even though there is absolutely no infringement against them - then the Phonographic Industry have the odds stacked in their favour.
There is no other occassion wereby you can have legal proceeding taken against you - when have committed no wrong-doing or tort against the complainant.
Don't be a fooled by the propaganda; this is no 'boundary dispute' - the ifpi.com domain can be used for anything that does not infringe upon the Phonographic Industry - even to start your own business - or by the Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute.
This is why I set up my criticism site WIPO - nothing to do with those low-lifes at UN WIPO.
The intelligence of it all - how could the authorities allow the use on humans in the first place?
The VeriChip tagline is "RFID for people" - why? - what absolute need does it serve?
http://www.verichipcorp.com/company.html
VeriChip hope to get veryrich by treating people like animals.
As to the pathetic excuses - surely, it is more humane to put a unremovable name bracelet on those with Alzheimer's disease.
And hasn't high security establishments been safe - without implanted RFID chips?
Does everybody get body X-ray when going out of a shop - JUST IN CASE they might have stolen something?
Garry Anderson - wipo.org.uk
I am British - but what right does AT&T have to invade an Americans privacy?
Isn't privacy protected in the Bill of Rights - or has that all gone out the window now, since 911?
I thought that even the police have to get a judge to authorize a warrant to search - and only if there is reasonable grounds against an individual (not the populace of whole country).
Why is this not like the US Postal Service looking in your mail or DHL opening your packages to see if you have anything illegal - without a search warrant?
Corrupt ICANN and the authorities have always known the answer for authenticating registered trademarks e.g. barclays.bank.uk.reg
;)
So user could enter this URL directly or barclays.co.uk could be redirected to this as certificate of authentication.
Obviously, this would work for all other trademarks in other goods or service (called classification) e.g. apple.computer.us.reg
Please visit http://wipo.org.uk/ - not connected with the crooks at UN's WIPO.org
Corrupt ICANN and the authorities have always known the answer for authenticating registered trademarks e.g. barclays.bank.uk.reg
;)
So user could enter this URL directly or barclays.co.uk could be redirected to this as certificate of authentication.
Obviously, this would work for all other trademarks in other goods or service (called classification) e.g. apple.computer.us.reg
Please visit http://wipo.org.uk/ - not connected with the crooks at UN's WIPO.org
Quote: Even EMI -- the first of the Big Four to release music without any DRM -- basically said, "If you don't want DRM, pay more for you music."
Pay more to remove something that shouldn't be there anyway - something THEY added to stop you having fair use of the music.
Seems like an extortion racket to me.
But will it stop me calling for Blair, Goldsmith, Scarlett, Campbell and all the rest of war criminals to be strung up by the neck until they are dead?
5 03603557/m/3490049144/p/1
n ews&showtopic=1499
Why wait for war crimes trial - they helped to kill thousands of Iraqi men, women, children and babies - haven't we seen enough to know they are guilty?
We know the intelligence was correct - being very shakey - Scarlett simply removed caveats from report - prompted by Campbell.
We know the legal advice was changed after Goldsmith was given a bit of friendly persuation - indeed his own written legal advice is clearly wrong - using opinion in place of fact:
http://community.channel4.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/
OR
http://www.hosted-forum.com/index.php?boardid=not
We know these people helped their master, Mr Bliar, to back the Bush agenda.
Hang on - there's a knock at the door....
Strange - police reveal the names like Pete Townshend - but have still kept the name of Labour Government Cabinet minister quiet.
w ww.sundayherald.com/30813
Quote:
Detective Chief Inspector Bob McLachlan, former head of Scotland Yard's paedophile unit, told the Sunday Herald that the lack of urgency in making arrests will lead to suspects destroying evidence of downloading child pornography before they are arrested.
The Sunday Herald has also had confirmed by a very senior source in British intelligence that at least one high-profile former Labour Cabinet minister is among Operation Ore suspects. The Sunday Herald has been given the politician's name but, for legal reasons, can not identify the person. (Yet Pete Townshend was named in this same story)
There are still unconfirmed rumours that another senior Labour politician is among the suspects. The intelligence officer said that a 'rolling' Cabinet committee had been set up to work out how to deal with the potentially ruinous fall-out for both Tony Blair and the government if arrests occur.
http://web.archive.org/web/20050109090646/http://
The Sunday Herald took the story off their site - had to look in archive.org
Corrupt ICANN and the authorities have always known the answer for authenticating registered trademarks e.g. barclays.bank.uk.reg
;)
So user could enter this URL directly or barclays.co.uk could be redirected to this as certificate of authentication.
Obviously, this would work for all other trademarks in other goods or service (called classification) e.g. apple.computer.us.reg
Please visit http://wipo.org.uk/ - not connected with the crooks at UN's WIPO.org
What The Flip is wrong with these people in California and New Jersey?
:-)
Do they not care about the state having such power to invade an individuals privacy?
They do realise that a file will be kept on them and it is not simply an ID card - everything will go towards national database?
They do know that the ID Cards are a Red Herring don't they - and aim is to identify them on national database with remote scanners?
I have wrote on this subject many times:
http://yro.slashdot.org/~Garry+Anderson/
So - why do government have no respect for your right to privacy?
This is a post that I have used many times before
Liberty has to be one of the most important things in life. Well up there, behind health and safety of your family, must be the right to go about your daily life without being forced to live it under oppressive surveillance. For it surely is oppression - being spied upon by the authorities in all that you do. Knowing this information could be used against you, for any purpose they see fit. The so-called all-seeing eye of God over you - meant to instil respect of them and fear of authority.
It can be proven they use propaganda to deceive you into believing them. How?
Ask Security Services in the US, UK, Indonesia (Bali) or anywhere for that matter, to deny this:
Internet surveillance, using Echelon, Carnivore or back doors in encryption, will not stop terrorists communicating by other means - most especially face to face or personal courier.
Terrorists will have to do that, or they will be caught!
Perhaps using mobile when absolutely essential, saying - "Meet you in the pub Monday" (meaning, human bomb to target A), or Tuesday (target B) or Sunday (abort).
The Internet has become a tool for government to snoop on their people - 24/7.
The terrorism argument is a dummy - total bull*.
INTERNET SURVEILLANCE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STOP TERRORISTS - THAT IS SPIN AND PROPAGANDA
This propaganda is for several reasons, including: a) making you feel safer b) to say the government are doing something and c) the more malicious motive of privacy invasion.
Government say about surveillance - "you've nothing to fear - if you are not breaking the law"
This argument is made to pressure people into acquiescence - else appear guilty of hiding something illegal.
It does not address the real reason why they want this information (which they will deny) - they want a surveillance society.
They wish to invade your basic human right to privacy. This is like having somebody watching everything you do - all your personal thoughts, hopes and fears will be open to them.
This is everything - including phone calls and interactive TV. Quote from ZDNET: "Whether you're just accessing a Web site, placing a phone call, watching TV or developing a Web service, sometime in the not to distant future, virtually all such transactions will converge around Internet protocols."
"Why should I worry? I do not care if they know what I do in my own home", you may foolishly say. Or, just as dumbly, "They will not be interested in anything I do".
This information will be held about you until the authorities need it for anything at all. Like, for example, here in UK when government looked for dirt on individuals of Paddington crash survivors group. It was led by badly injured Pam Warren. She had over 20 operations after the 1999 rail crash (which killed 31 and injured many).
This group had fought for better and safer railways - all by legal means. By all accounts a group of fine outstanding people - with good intent.
So what was their crime, to deserve this investigation?
It was just for showing up members of government to be the incompetents they are.
As usual, government tried to put a different spin on the story when they were found out. Even so, their intent was obvious - they wanted to use this in
FYI: It is not a "Terrorist Surveillance Program" - it is a "Public Surveillance Program".
:-)
They do not know who the terrorists are - so they have to keep an eye on you "just in case".
Why do government have no respect for your right to privacy?
This is a post that I have used many times before
Liberty has to be one of the most important things in life. Well up there, behind health and safety of your family, must be the right to go about your daily life without being forced to live it under oppressive surveillance. For it surely is oppression - being spied upon by the authorities in all that you do. Knowing this information could be used against you, for any purpose they see fit. The so-called all-seeing eye of God over you - meant to instil respect of them and fear of authority.
It can be proven they use propaganda to deceive you into believing them. How?
Ask Security Services in the US, UK, Indonesia (Bali) or anywhere for that matter, to deny this:
Internet surveillance, using Echelon, Carnivore or back doors in encryption, will not stop terrorists communicating by other means - most especially face to face or personal courier.
Terrorists will have to do that, or they will be caught!
Perhaps using mobile when absolutely essential, saying - "Meet you in the pub Monday" (meaning, human bomb to target A), or Tuesday (target B) or Sunday (abort).
The Internet has become a tool for government to snoop on their people - 24/7.
The terrorism argument is a dummy - total bull*.
INTERNET SURVEILLANCE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STOP TERRORISTS - THAT IS SPIN AND PROPAGANDA
This propaganda is for several reasons, including: a) making you feel safer b) to say the government are doing something and c) the more malicious motive of privacy invasion.
Government say about surveillance - "you've nothing to fear - if you are not breaking the law"
This argument is made to pressure people into acquiescence - else appear guilty of hiding something illegal.
It does not address the real reason why they want this information (which they will deny) - they want a surveillance society.
They wish to invade your basic human right to privacy. This is like having somebody watching everything you do - all your personal thoughts, hopes and fears will be open to them.
This is everything - including phone calls and interactive TV. Quote from ZDNET: "Whether you're just accessing a Web site, placing a phone call, watching TV or developing a Web service, sometime in the not to distant future, virtually all such transactions will converge around Internet protocols."
"Why should I worry? I do not care if they know what I do in my own home", you may foolishly say. Or, just as dumbly, "They will not be interested in anything I do".
This information will be held about you until the authorities need it for anything at all. Like, for example, here in UK when government looked for dirt on individuals of Paddington crash survivors group. It was led by badly injured Pam Warren. She had over 20 operations after the 1999 rail crash (which killed 31 and injured many).
This group had fought for better and safer railways - all by legal means. By all accounts a group of fine outstanding people - with good intent.
So what was their crime, to deserve this investigation?
It was just for showing up members of government to be the incompetents they are.
As usual, government tried to put a different spin on the story when they were found out. Even so, their intent was obvious - they wanted to use this information as propaganda - to smear the character of these good people.
Our honourable government would rather defile the character of its citizens - rather than address their reasonable concerns.
The government arrogantly presume this group of citizens would not worry about having their privacy invaded.
They can also check your outgoings match your income and that you are paying e
Quote: "The portable gadgets - similar to a pocket PC and linked to a database of 6.5m prints - will enable officers to identify suspects within minutes".
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6170070.stm
Well, like I always said - you can be identified with a remote device - the carrying of ID cards is a Red Herring.
You always carry your biometrics with you.
Our UK government will have effectively branded you with a unique number - like the Nazi's did to the Jews at Auschwitz.
Rather than being identified by a tattoo on arm - you will be identified with a scanner - like an animal that has been 'chipped'.
In their usual devious way - government will say it is because they 'care' for the safety of the public - when we know ID cards would not have stopped London bombing - nor did they stop Madrid.
This from a UK government that helped force their corrupt form of US friendly 'democracy' on Iraqi people - our government are no more than dictatorial authoritarian fascist reactionaries themselves.
This is not the sort of 'caring' that true democratic governments would want - one which keeps record of movements and associations of individual members of public - with no privacy.
As to the ID system itself:
With computing power doubling every year (and software/firmware enhancements) this identification will get down to seconds when National ID Surveillance System is compulsively introduced - even though database will increase ten-fold.
Even with current technology - using 1 finger it will correctly identify 19 out of 20 people (95%) - with 2 fingers it will increase accuracy to 19.95 out of 20 (i.e. correctly identifying 19 with no match out of 20 - or 99.75%) - with 3 fingers this will be near 100% accuracy.
NB: iris and 1 finger scan will produce similar accurate result.
Anybody that watched the .info fiasco knows this.
Sunrise period allows big business to overreach their trademark rights.
Those running the whole scheme are just concerned with making the most amount of money with least costs.
WIPO.org.uk - skilful.com - WoolwichSucks.org.uk
It is not a compromise - it is a delayed defeat for those that are against the abuse of our civil rights.
BTW the carrying of card at all times is a 'Red Herring'.
You always carry your biometrics (finger and eye) with you.
You can be scanned with a remote device (with radio link to database) to get your unique ID number and details.
They will have effectively branded you - like Nazis did to Jews at Auschwitz.
I thought it might be wasted.
Trademark Law is UNAMBIGUOUS - a mark is allowed for SPECIFIC goods or service ('class') in SPECIFIC countries.
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Please visit my site - http://wipo.org.uk/
Site is nothing to do with corrupt people at UN WIPO.org
Thank you Pokerboy :-)
People should write to their MP or Member of Congress to say they do not want an authoritarian government to keep a dossier on them.
Unless they are happy in having their government keep a record of all they do - like some sort of sex offender or dangerous criminal.
If people want a fascist government they should have voted for one - if no fascist political party was available, they could start their own.
People like the pathetic right-wing Anonymous Cowards here that support corrupt government policy - without attempting intellectual debate with those of us that are against it.
I have wrote on subject of the Surveillance Society many times - including here on Slashdot.
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e.g. this is snippet from one post:
Quote from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency: "The goal of the Total Information Awareness (TIA) program is to revolutionize the ability of the United States to detect, classify and identify foreign terrorists -- and decipher their plans -- and thereby enable the U.S. to take timely action to successfully preempt and defeat terrorist acts."
The declared GOAL is to, quote: "identify foreign terrorists" - what rubbish. They know you are American citizen, not even a suspect foreigner - yet want to know what you buy, where you travel - everything. They want to profile you, like a criminal. I find it hard to believe that U.S. politicians are that dumb to go along with this violation of the American Peoples Rights. Looks like TIA initials stand for Totally Ignorant Acceptance (for their propaganda).
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=100317&ci
As I wrote on another forum: they will make ID cards compulsary by clever manipulation of thicko MP's and public.
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At the time it is brought back to Parliament for compulsion, they will say, "The many billions we have spent so far is wasted and ID cards are not fully effective - unless the database is complete with entire population - as the thieves and terrorists are not registering".
You can see it coming a mile away.
http://www.hosted-forum.com/index.php?boardid=not
UN WIPO are biased - even the USPTO admit this.
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/.er will know this is the rules they made to help corporations overreach with their trademarks.
Quote: Lois Boland, director of international relations for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, said that open-source software runs counter to the mission of WIPO, which is to promote intellectual-property rights.
"To hold a meeting which has as its purpose to disclaim or waive such rights seems to us to be contrary to the goals of WIPO," she said.
http://www.detnews.com/2003/technology/0308/22/te
This is not only in relation to open-source software but also with domain names in their UDRP.
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There is no doubt in my mind - the people at WIPO are corrupt.
Please visit http://wipo.org.uk/ - nothing to do with the United Nations WIPO.org !
Given the powers of Dept of Homeland Security - how do you know they have not been closing down sites ;-)
I do not think they have been closing down sites that have shown strong dissent - what we would call freedom of expression.
I do believe they have got your name tagged as a dissident.
This will be more useful to Dept of Homeland Security when ID cards are introduced into America.
Your President will make great propaganda - say something like, "ID cards are a great help in UK for the 'War on Terror' - we should adopt them".
That is if he can wait that long.