tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post616985667010501733..comments2024-03-28T22:32:50.562+00:00Comments on Liberal England: GUEST POST Children and the surveillance state: Will the Coalition keep its word?Jonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-43935921675745204432011-02-08T21:18:26.221+00:002011-02-08T21:18:26.221+00:00Interesting comment from Open democracy:
http://w...Interesting comment from Open democracy:<br /><br />http://www.opendemocracy.net/ourkingdom/kenneth-roy/scotlands-secret-files-two-part-expose-of-scottish-database-state?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20opendemocracy%20%28openDemocracy%29<br /><br />"In addition to the intrinsic importance of what happens in Scotland, there are two reasons why everyone across the UK should be alert to warnings of this kind. OurKingdom and openDemocracy played a big role in the 2009 Convention on Modern Liberty. This was a"wake up call" about the dangers of the database state. The evidence it brought together shows that there is a driving state-culture pushing for the penetration of information on citizens and central control of that information, while people are far too complacent and trusting about what this process is, which is being developed with minimal publicity. This is the first reason. Second, from the Poll Tax to the Scottish Consitutional Convention, in both bad ways and good, what happens in Scotland today can impact on what happens in London tomorrow. This is a warning!"Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04979034123783374628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-51172512948185479042011-01-24T22:54:16.811+00:002011-01-24T22:54:16.811+00:00It might be worth looking North of the border to s...It might be worth looking North of the border to see the shape of things to come. A lot of money and effort has gone into presenting Scotland as being the epitome of privacy friendliness when nothing could be further from the truth.<br /><br /><br />The Scottish surveillance scandal - don't think this is too strong a word - has recently been exposed very eloquently by Kenneth Roy, an old school investigative reporter with his own online publication.<br /><br />I have posted all the recent coverage from Kenneth and others on this forum thread:<br /><br />http://www.home-education.biz/forum/general-discussion/12948-big-brother-scotland.htmlSheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04979034123783374628noreply@blogger.com