Big Brother is watching UK

kaas · 08-20-2008, 03:42 AM

I just arrived from my holidays and read an interesting article about an upcoming Datacenter for logging every move a British citizen does on the www for two years -including emails, IM, and the full history!

http://gizmodo.com/5038933/uk-govt-c...surf-histories

Sometimes I just don't understand my english neighbors

GeoffC · 08-21-2008, 05:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaas

I just arrived from my holidays and read an interesting article about an upcoming Datacenter for logging every move a British citizen does on the www for two years -including emails, IM, and the full history!

http://gizmodo.com/5038933/uk-govt-c...surf-histories

Sometimes I just don't understand my english neighbors

Please don't split English from British, it's bad enough when the English themselves do it.....

Sparrow · 08-21-2008, 08:33 AM

It's all the fault of our Scottish Prime Minister.

GeoffC · 08-21-2008, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Sparrow

It's all the fault of our Scottish Prime Minister.

Yes,

Our Scottish British Prime Minister....

Mindy · 08-22-2008, 05:49 AM

Actually, it's very interesting how many government measures being passed currently (things like asset recovery, crown court powers) only apply to England & Wales, occasionally Northern Ireland, but not to Scotland (which would require separate enactment).
Causes a headache for those of us based across both jurisdictions.

Sparrow · 08-22-2008, 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Mindy

Actually, it's very interesting how many government measures being passed currently (things like asset recovery, crown court powers) only apply to England & Wales, occasionally Northern Ireland, but not to Scotland (which would require separate enactment).
Causes a headache for those of us based across both jurisdictions.

And all voted on by Scottish MPs (inc. the PM) - even though their constituents aren't affected

.
The so-called Mid-Lothian Question could be a big issue at the next election.

GeoffC · 08-22-2008, 07:05 AM

Without Labour support in Scotland, the party would, in most probability, not be the majority party in the Commons...

Mindy · 08-22-2008, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Sparrow

And all voted on by Scottish MPs (inc. the PM) - even though their constituents aren't affected

.

Not quite true. If you live in Scotland and lose all your life savings to a boiler room scam perpetrated and prosecuted in England and Wales, it affects you, particularly if it then restricts your right to bring a civil case in Scotland, which you might not be able to do at all if it automatically becomes an appeal case!
And vice versa!
With sprinkles on top!

pshrynk · 08-22-2008, 09:32 AM

You see, they keep talking about peace in the Middle East as if that's a good thing. But just look at the UK and you can see what happens when millenia old hatreds get negotiated out into a peaceful coexistence.

Greg Anos · 08-22-2008, 09:57 AM

What a big fat target for malicious hackers....

08-20-2008, 03:42 AM	#1
kaas Muncher of ebooks Posts: 312 Karma: 6423 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fürth, Germany Device: Pocketbook 360	Big Brother is watching UK I just arrived from my holidays and read an interesting article about an upcoming Datacenter for logging every move a British citizen does on the www for two years -including emails, IM, and the full history! http://gizmodo.com/5038933/uk-govt-c...surf-histories Sometimes I just don't understand my english neighbors

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