Watchdog's Big Brother UK warning

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Brian Randell <Brian.Randell () newcastle ac uk>
Date: August 16, 2004 6:39:36 AM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Watchdog's Big Brother UK warning

Hi Dave:

For IP if you wish, from today's BBC Online:

** Watchdog's Big Brother UK warning **

The UK could "sleepwalk into a surveillance society" as a result of ID 
cards and other plans, the information commissioner Richard Thomas has 
warned.
He is concerned about how much information will be collected and shared 
under the ID card plans.
Mr Thomas is also concerned about plans for a population register and a 
database of every child.
He used General Franco's Spain as an example of what can happen when a 
state knows too much about its citizens.
Mr Thomas says, although he is not for or against an ID card scheme 
itself, he is concerned about the government's failure to spell out 
their exact purpose.
. . .

Full story at:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/1/hi/uk_politics/3568468.stm

Cheers

Brian

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