Don't expect privacy law overhaul in the wake of HMRC

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Anonymous Coward

UK Governments idea of privacy #

Posted Monday 28th January 2008 12:41 GMT

Is to put a an RFID into everyone. To do this they will be using a ZX spectrum (see Wikipedia you young 'uns) coupled with an old Roberts Radio lovingly inserted into ones rectum. Tin foil hat anyone ?

Steve

Re: UK Governments idea of privacy #

Posted Monday 28th January 2008 15:05 GMT

Surely it's tin-foil pants you'd want in that situation.

Well, what else do you expect? #

Posted Tuesday 29th January 2008 10:10 GMT

From a government that cant organise a piss up in a brewery & changes virtually every facet of reality with some freshly devised statistics to demonstrate the complete opposite of whats really required.

The Other Steve

RE : Well, what else do you expect? #

Posted Tuesday 29th January 2008 11:56 GMT

Well, actually I expected a rash of knee jerk legislation, introducing new 'tough' laws to replace the perfectly good existing ones that weren't followed in any case.

The fact that they might do nothing other than (quite sensibly) review their procedures is actually quite refreshing in the context of the current apparat.

Sad, but true.

Anonymous Coward

I stand by my previous comments. #

Posted Wednesday 30th January 2008 12:58 GMT

Once all the data is in the public, HM Gov. will push the ID card as "The ONLY guarantee your identity is secure" and we'll all become Winston Smith of Oceania.

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