Monday, March 17, 2008

1984

This time, I would like to comment on some recent developments. MI5 announced wanting access to data that by default would allow them to spy on their citizens.

I find this development highly concerning. Would you like your government to check your daily lifepattern based on nothing but them saying it might fight terrorism? In other words, being treated as a terrorist by default unless the secret service declares that you are not?

I call upon all the voices of the free world to demand that we are not suspects by default, and to once again let the government be checked by the people and not the other way round.

Remember the thousands who died to warrant our freedom, and honour their cause.

Happy St. Patrick's Day.