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Hi Big Brother May 22, 2008

Posted by Sharny in : Essay, Rants, World , trackback

So I’ve just been reading this and it is worrying me greatly.  I’m gonna quote a bit from the article and talk about it general because the whole idea is quite simply ridiculous and I definitely need to point it out.

The proposal will raise further alarm about a “Big Brother” society, as it follows plans for vast databases for the ID cards scheme and NHS patients.

Further alarms about a Big Brother society? No, this IS a Big Brother society.  The moment that the government holds records of all digital activities a person makes is the moment that we become a Big Brother society.  It’s quite simple.

And then of course, there is the governments excellent track record when it comes to data security.  It’s actually more a case of What data security? This is the same people that lose disks filled with personal information on a regular basis and they think they can look after every detail of every communication any person makes? They must be fucking retarded.

Actually, on that note, I think they are fucking retarded.  Other ingenious ideas for stopping crime and terrorism included putting microphones in lamp posts.  I think I can sum up the problem with that in a single quote from satire quiz Mock the week (slightly paraphrased, it was a long time ago) “Lets go and discuss our evil plans in this brightly lit area”.

Exactly how stupid the government think terrorists and criminals are continues to astound me.  Do they somehow think that just because they’re on the internet that they can openly discuss their next targets? Are they silly enough to think of email as a secure way of discussing their dastardly deeds? OF COURSE THEY DON’T.  The literal bumbling idiocy of our aged and confused government officials never ceases to astound me.

I cannot see what right the government have to do this, not only would they be unlikely to keep the data secure but all it would do is breach the privacy of 60 billion people.  Along side that you might catch Johnny who has been selling a bit of weed on street corners and Rob who vandalized a signpost.  Yeah, that’s really worth the privacy of those people.

I don’t want this “safety”.  Of course I don’t think that terrorism should be overlooked, of course people’s safety is important but lets face it, we’ve had a hand full of terrorist incidents in this country with relatively low death counts.  Terrorism is only threatening if you let the fear control you.  That is what terrorism is.  Terrorists want to destroy our society and our freedoms and that is exactly what you are doing for them.  They sacrifice a few bombers, kill 50 people and suddenly its time to watch every citizen of this country so closely that you can tell everything that’s happened to them.

No.  That’s not what’s going to happen.  As a people we must be stronger than this, as easy as it is to piss away your personal freedoms and let Mr Big Government protect you with their shiny database and nifty lamp post mics we can’t let it happen.  Why would we want to live in a country where every innocent person lives in fear of being dragged away because of a joke in an email?

Again, I’m not saying we shouldn’t try and stop terrorism. I’m just saying that there is no reason for us to lose personal freedoms over it.  In fact, the best way to beat it is a united front of positivity.

Take away your fear and the terrorists lose.

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