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 Jul 12 2006, 07:23 PM
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/idcards/story/0,,1817559,00.html
Read that. Discuss. If it gets too deep (  ), feel free to move this to debate; I thought it'd be better suited for the lounge as this particular article is very biased towards one side, however, not living in England myself, I have yet to come across anything else on it (but perhaps that's just me being ignorant).
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Jul 12 2006, 08:51 PM
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QUOTE(Kathleen @ Jul 12 2006, 9:33 PM)  Edit: Is there anyone in Parliament brutally opposed to this? God, I hope so. There ought to be, really. However, apparently the only thing really stopping it from going ahead right now is problems with implementing the technology.  I found this paragraph particularly bothersome QUOTE Every time you get a library card, make a hire-purchase agreement, apply for a fishing or gun licence, buy a piece of property, withdraw a fairly small amount of your money from your bank, take a prescription to your chemist, apply for a resident's parking permit, buy a plane ticket, or pay for your car to be unclamped you will be required to swipe your card and the database will silently record the transaction. There will be almost no part of your life that the state will not be able to inspect. And it will be able to use the database to draw very precise conclusions about the sort of person you are - your spending habits, your ethnicity, your religion, your political leanings, your health and even perhaps your sexual preferences. Little wonder that MI5 desired - and was granted - free access to the database. Little wonder that the police, customs and tax authorities welcome the database as a magnificent aid to investigation.
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Statues/Shadows 1984, anyone? Jul 12 2006, 07:23 PM
Mr. Me Too QUOTE(Statues/Shadows @ Jul 12 2006, 7:23... Jul 12 2006, 07:28 PM smallsXalmighty ^agreed Jul 12 2006, 07:34 PM tainted_angel I didn't finish reading all of it, but got a l... Jul 12 2006, 07:34 PM airam umm can someone summerize that Jul 12 2006, 07:54 PM
tainted_angel QUOTE(airam @ Jul 12 2006, 5:54 PM) umm c... Jul 12 2006, 08:11 PM airam sry, i just didn't feel like reading the whole... Jul 12 2006, 08:19 PM Kathleen ^ Can't read? Mmm I'm reading it right now... Jul 12 2006, 08:04 PM airam lol, if i couldn't read why would i ask for a ... Jul 12 2006, 08:06 PM Kathleen Well I just figured maybe you couldn't read th... Jul 12 2006, 08:08 PM Statues/Shadows Because reading a summary is hardly reading. You d... Jul 12 2006, 08:09 PM Statues/Shadows For what it's worth, her post was far more use... Jul 12 2006, 08:16 PM Mr. Me Too QUOTE(Statues/Shadows @ Jul 12 2006, 8:16... Jul 12 2006, 11:45 PM tainted_angel Ah, good point. Jul 12 2006, 08:17 PM Kathleen aeg;hhg I had all this stuff quoted and typed then... Jul 12 2006, 08:33 PM airam measure the iris in your eye? why? Jul 12 2006, 08:42 PM Kathleen Why would you ask if you didn't read the artic... Jul 12 2006, 08:47 PM airam QUOTE(Kathleen @ Jul 12 2006, 9:47 PM) Wh... Jul 12 2006, 09:06 PM Kristinaa Apparently the iris is a more reliable blueprint, ... Jul 12 2006, 08:50 PM Kathleen QUOTE(Statues/Shadows @ Jul 12 2006, 9:51... Jul 12 2006, 09:38 PM mona lisa The government just wants to be seen as doing some... Jul 12 2006, 09:00 PM Statues/Shadows ^There was a sketch on SNL at one point about two ... Jul 12 2006, 09:05 PM I Shot JFK ^ oh goodie. a new imbecile. the ones we had WERE ... Jul 13 2006, 04:45 AM Mr. Me Too QUOTE(I Shot JFK @ Jul 13 2006, 4:45 AM) ... Jul 13 2006, 09:42 AM I Shot JFK QUOTE(Mr. Me Too @ Jul 13 2006, 3:42 PM) ... Jul 13 2006, 10:29 AM Mr. Me Too QUOTE(I Shot JFK @ Jul 13 2006, 10:29 AM)... Jul 13 2006, 10:51 AM Kathleen QUOTE(Mr. Me Too @ Jul 13 2006, 10:42 AM)... Jul 13 2006, 12:48 PM Mr. Me Too QUOTE(Kathleen @ Jul 13 2006, 12:48 PM) N... Jul 13 2006, 01:20 PM Zatanna Mr. Me Too - I'm going to ask nicely if you c... Jul 13 2006, 01:40 PM I Shot JFK in his defense, there were words on the picture.
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Fine - how about replies with... Jul 13 2006, 01:57 PM I Shot JFK QUOTE(Zatanna @ Jul 13 2006, 7:57 PM) ^ ... Jul 13 2006, 03:14 PM I Shot JFK oh i dunno, nicki. i think the owl is cute... Jul 14 2006, 10:38 AM forza I love that "U mad?" picture. [puts in h... Jul 14 2006, 01:33 PM Kathleen Bump. People need to read this. Jul 21 2006, 01:09 AM |
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