There are now more cameras on Britain’s streets than anywhere else in the world. Police have acquired powers to detain people for weeks without charge, phone lines are allowed to be tapped, internet and email records can be hacked, bank and medical information can now be reviled without consent, and soon we will all be forced to carry ID cards full of our personnel information. In addition there are plans to have sat navigation in every car in Britain to monitor exactly where and when we have been. I live in London and to use any public transport we will all have to use an oyster card, this also monitors exactly where and when we have travelled. I understand the authorities need to tackle crime but are we giving up our basic freedoms to protect our way of life? I appreciate we need to do all we can to tackle terrorism but are the authorities taking advantage of the current climate of fear; this didn’t happen during the IRA’s campaign of attacks.
2006-10-23
03:16:22
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