Finally; someone associated with government is talking about the over use of surveillance in this country!
Sir Simon Milton who is the chairman of the Local Government Association, is taking local councils to task over their enthusiasm of the use of surveillance techniques for trivial reasons.
Many people do not realise the powers that have been given to the many UK agencies under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA).
In a detailed previous post I described how after a discussion with the Home Office I finally received a list of those agencies, here’s a link to the PDF. When I first showed the list to many of my friends, they were horrified at just what this government was doing. In fact if you have read this post, then it is probably likely that this has also been noted by the Government snoops.
Is this the start of a backlash against the UK’s onward march towards a truly Orwellian society? I really hope so, but unfortunately it’s going to take more than just Sir Simon Milton. Perhaps some of the people commenting on the BBC’s ‘Have Your Say’ page might release what’s been going in the name of their ‘security’ and start to do something about.
Write to your MP, Councillor and complain, refuse to have an ID Card, do something rather than just moaning about it.
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