tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21511994.post113999258803693721..comments2024-01-23T10:58:22.933+00:00Comments on Ballots, Balls and Bikes: Big Brother is watching youTony Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02730756593968673070noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21511994.post-1140048723055636822006-02-16T00:12:00.000+00:002006-02-16T00:12:00.000+00:00Paul said... Can't you discuss this in the kicthen...Paul said... <BR/>Can't you discuss this in the kicthen? <BR/><BR/><BR/>Hmmm or elsewhere I guess but not if we are in two different physical locations at the timeTony Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02730756593968673070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21511994.post-1140031110131876852006-02-15T19:18:00.000+00:002006-02-15T19:18:00.000+00:00Iwas going to write a long post - instead I am jus...Iwas going to write a long post - instead I am just going to suggest you read a book called Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21511994.post-1140027162440779642006-02-15T18:12:00.000+00:002006-02-15T18:12:00.000+00:00Can't you discuss this in the kicthen?Can't you discuss this in the kicthen?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21511994.post-1140017188480253692006-02-15T15:26:00.000+00:002006-02-15T15:26:00.000+00:00Radio Frequency ID (RFID) tagsAs for the argument ...Radio Frequency ID (RFID) tags<BR/><BR/>As for the argument of "if you haven't done anything wrong you have nothing to worry about". <BR/><BR/>Well I guess I feel that this is an attack on my basic rights to freedom.<BR/><BR/>I know we seem to be moving away from the principle that under law you are innocent until proved guilty but I don't have to like it or agree with it. <BR/><BR/>I should not be required to carry a card to prove my innocence. <BR/><BR/>To me this a big change to our civil liberties and once our civil liberties are lost they will never return.<BR/><BR/>The critical thing about trusting your privacy to the government is that you have to be able to trust what the government will do with your lack of privacy. All it takes is one disgruntled civil servant to affect his ex wifes credit card rating, criminal record etc etc and we will soon all be wondering what we have let ourselves in for.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Maybe it will be ok under our current government (although I seriously doubt it) but what about when some future 'crisis' arises and it becomes 'necessary' for the government of the day to suspend democracy and introduce 'emergency powers'? Who will then guarantee the freedoms which we now take for granted?Tony Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02730756593968673070noreply@blogger.com