Smile... and don't film back

Most of us are incredibly uncomfortable with the increased surveillance we're coming under:
This surveillance onslaught is draconian and creepy

The cameras, they are multiplying - and now they even have ears. But the state hasn't stopped to run the plan past us, by Marina Hyde in The Guardian, on Saturday June 28, 2008. And now, they're even using military technology to track us.

Especially when the wombles tell you not to film in public places:
Pretend cops bully videographer, videographer wins - Boing Boing

So, next time you're signing up for an Oyster Card, think again.

25 million exposed to risk of ID fraud - Times Online

Absolutely amazing story.

The Tory MPs had a field day grilling government on why they did not comply with data privacy laws (although they starved the transportation and anything public from funds for 30 years). Politics aside, this shows the risk associated with collecting personal information: you're never sure which moron will cock up. As far as I am concerned, I think details including bank account numbers should be as guarded as nuclear codes: double key system, third party code encryption, etc...

25 million exposed to risk of ID fraud - Times Online

Laura is going to call me Jason Bourne again but anyway this is another good reason to have several bank accounts and password systems....


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