Technology is a double edged sword. Stalin would have loved the database and analysis technology available today and it’s got to the stage where even the most docile among us is aware of what is going on and feeling a glimmer of concern.
The latest bit of legislation, the Internet addresses being recorded, although talked about all out of proportion is only the latest bit of surveillance by our Police state and not even the most dangerous. I suspect it is the straw that broke the camel’s back though.
I’ve looked around since my ‘shoes in the machines‘ post and looked to see what we can do. Thinking about it made me realise how far we already are down the path so I though I should put a stake in the ground first. So here we go.
For years we have been monitored and recorded, for our own good, and of course to make sure we have paid all we can.
The PNC (Police National Computer) has known about any interface you had with Plod. In the olden days it was facts on criminal actions only. Over the last decade it has become a mixture of fact, innuendo and supposition. So we have been surveilled for a while know but as it was by stealth and we just accepted it bit by bit because we never thought for a moment our government would be the enemy.
So basically we have several areas where are monitored and recorded. Key personal areas are;
Name
Home
Financial
Health
Car
Travel
Phone
I’m sure you can think of many more depending on your own interactions with the state. So as you can see a vast amount of data is already available to whoever wants to look. However, as it was in disparate databases it was not quite as encompassing as it is when all the databases are linked together where it becomes a very powerful and uncontrollable tool. Remember all of the above categories are already recorded and maintained under penalty of law. However it should be considered that almost every one of the above categories is being expanded significantly at the moment with the intention of the state having full disclosure.
If you think I’m exaggerating then look what extra data will be gathered under your name with ID cards. Council snoops will be counting windows in your home for a window tax (or a view tax and some more tax anyway). All your UK financial data is already held and Gordo wants access to any offshore funds you have as well. I’d be very wary about telling your doctor you have some mental illness as you never know who will be reading it. Thinking about it your medical record could be looked at by someone like your insurance company. Mmmm. Then there is the proposal to put ANPR(Automatic Number Plate Recognition) on every major road to record your car journeys. The KGB would have loved that. You now have to fill out forms if you are going abroad stating your foreign travel itinerary, cards used, Email addresses etc. just like the old KGB ways we laughed so much about. Finally, your phone records are kept for trawling for several years. This will be linked with the PNC, or an upgraded DB, which already holds links of your known associates.
So the latest to be added, simply recording the senders and receivers of Emails, your web destinations and who you phone on the Internet is really a small step compared to all that. The Email addresses and IP phone details will complete the electronic loop for all your associates although I have heard that you are only separated by 6 people from anyone else so it must be interesting to see the software filters on that. However without the contents being recorded for any of this it can only be used for association as web pages change, Emails are deleted and IP phone calls rarely recorded. Association seems to be very important here. However, expect it to be expanded soon and the contents recorded. That would make some very interesting files to run contents searches on weekly while we do our weekly search for the guilty.
Soon they will have fingers in every aspect of your lives and merely by selecting a few sentences and the subjects of web sites they will be able to get anyone they want out of the way via the courts. Better than going for a walk in the woods but life ruining in another way.
So what can you do?
Well writing to your MP is out of the question. Your MP is an accomplice to your subjugation.
So in a couple of upcoming articles I’m going to make some suggestions about what you can do to help throw your shoes in the machines. It’s not much but will give you a bit of satisfaction. Until we get blown up or arrested of course.
We are already a surveillance state
Technology is a double edged sword. Stalin would have loved the database and analysis technology available today and it’s got to the stage where even the most docile among us is aware of what is going on and feeling a glimmer of concern.
The latest bit of legislation, the Internet addresses being recorded, although talked about all out of proportion is only the latest bit of surveillance by our Police state and not even the most dangerous. I suspect it is the straw that broke the camel’s back though.
I’ve looked around since my ‘shoes in the machines‘ post and looked to see what we can do. Thinking about it made me realise how far we already are down the path so I though I should put a stake in the ground first. So here we go.
For years we have been monitored and recorded, for our own good, and of course to make sure we have paid all we can.
The PNC (Police National Computer) has known about any interface you had with Plod. In the olden days it was facts on criminal actions only. Over the last decade it has become a mixture of fact, innuendo and supposition. So we have been surveilled for a while know but as it was by stealth and we just accepted it bit by bit because we never thought for a moment our government would be the enemy.
So basically we have several areas where are monitored and recorded. Key personal areas are;
Name
Home
Financial
Health
Car
Travel
Phone
I’m sure you can think of many more depending on your own interactions with the state. So as you can see a vast amount of data is already available to whoever wants to look. However, as it was in disparate databases it was not quite as encompassing as it is when all the databases are linked together where it becomes a very powerful and uncontrollable tool. Remember all of the above categories are already recorded and maintained under penalty of law. However it should be considered that almost every one of the above categories is being expanded significantly at the moment with the intention of the state having full disclosure.
If you think I’m exaggerating then look what extra data will be gathered under your name with ID cards. Council snoops will be counting windows in your home for a window tax (or a view tax and some more tax anyway). All your UK financial data is already held and Gordo wants access to any offshore funds you have as well. I’d be very wary about telling your doctor you have some mental illness as you never know who will be reading it. Thinking about it your medical record could be looked at by someone like your insurance company. Mmmm. Then there is the proposal to put ANPR(Automatic Number Plate Recognition) on every major road to record your car journeys. The KGB would have loved that. You now have to fill out forms if you are going abroad stating your foreign travel itinerary, cards used, Email addresses etc. just like the old KGB ways we laughed so much about. Finally, your phone records are kept for trawling for several years. This will be linked with the PNC, or an upgraded DB, which already holds links of your known associates.
So the latest to be added, simply recording the senders and receivers of Emails, your web destinations and who you phone on the Internet is really a small step compared to all that. The Email addresses and IP phone details will complete the electronic loop for all your associates although I have heard that you are only separated by 6 people from anyone else so it must be interesting to see the software filters on that. However without the contents being recorded for any of this it can only be used for association as web pages change, Emails are deleted and IP phone calls rarely recorded. Association seems to be very important here. However, expect it to be expanded soon and the contents recorded. That would make some very interesting files to run contents searches on weekly while we do our weekly search for the guilty.
Soon they will have fingers in every aspect of your lives and merely by selecting a few sentences and the subjects of web sites they will be able to get anyone they want out of the way via the courts. Better than going for a walk in the woods but life ruining in another way.
So what can you do?
Well writing to your MP is out of the question. Your MP is an accomplice to your subjugation.
So in a couple of upcoming articles I’m going to make some suggestions about what you can do to help throw your shoes in the machines. It’s not much but will give you a bit of satisfaction. Until we get blown up or arrested of course.