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Old 17-10-2008, 10:00 AM   #1
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Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon says he is prepared to go "quite a long way" with civil liberties to "stop terrorists killing people".
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Re: Hoon defends giant database plans
My Jaw dropped when I heard this comment on last nights Question Time. How far is this goverment willing to go? - Is the future of the British public destined to be spent within fenced off, military controlled compounds, all 'for our own safety'? - It's a scary thought. When the price of freedom is liberty I fear the cost is too high...
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My Jaw dropped when I heard this comment on last nights Question Time. How far is this goverment willing to go? - Is the future of the British public destined to be spent within fenced off, military controlled compounds, all 'for our own safety'? - It's a scary thought. When the price of freedom is liberty I fear the cost is too high...
In the words of Benjamin Franklin: Any society that gives up a little liberty to gain a little security deserves neither and looses both.

Roll on 1984
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Old 17-10-2008, 11:02 AM   #4
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In the words of Benjamin Franklin: Any society that gives up a little liberty to gain a little security deserves neither and looses both.

Roll on 1984
Here. Here.
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Old 17-10-2008, 11:19 AM   #5
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Re: Hoon defends giant database plans
It's Only Jeff Hoon..

I wouldn't worry however, "Hi-tech" plus "Government project" usually equals... very late, very over budget and "doesn't work"

Personally, until the government shows they can handle the data they already have without leaving it on a london tube or something similar, I think it would be ridiculous to even atempt to gather such a vast amount of data, which no doubt those that need to will figure a way around anyway.
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Old 17-10-2008, 11:37 AM   #6
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which no doubt those that need to will figure a way around anyway.
True, and then whats left of the legislation will be used by snooping councils to enforce various misdermeaners. And God help anyone that might want to speak out in protest against Goverment policy...
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True, and then whats left of the legislation will be used by snooping councils to enforce various misdermeaners. And God help anyone that might want to speak out in protest against Goverment policy...

Are you going to get out there and fight to prevent this then??

I'm not, I'm going to finish work, go home have a beer and watch a movie.

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Are you going to get out there and fight to prevent this then??

I'm not, I'm going to finish work, go home have a beer and watch a movie.

Fair point. Come to think of it I might just say b*llocks to it all, go home, have a beer and rub butter into my man breasts.
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Old 17-10-2008, 12:18 PM   #9
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Fair point. Come to think of it I might just say b*llocks to it all, go home, have a beer and rub butter into my man breasts.





You're right.. There's some things that should be kept private.

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You're right.. There's some things that should be kept private.


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Old 17-10-2008, 12:20 PM   #11
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Re: Hoon defends giant database plans
So how many yottabytes of storage will all this take?
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