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Government officials and corporations in the United Kingdom are taking away more and more rights of the citizens, all under the guise of fighting terrorism.
Waste watchers? U.K. group fears trash bin spies
The trash microchips are now part of the British information grid, which already includes a heavy reliance on closed-circuit television surveillance and cameras to monitor the population, particularly on the crowded public transportation system.
Source: Deseret News, March 5, 2010
Big Brother to spy on your holidays as security database is set up to log all trips abroad
All trips out of Britain are to be recorded on a massive new security database – along with personal details of every business traveller and holidaymaker.
Source: Mail Online, March 14, 2009
Britain’s DNA database violates privacy: court
Britain violated the privacy of two people by storing their DNA profiles, Europe‘s human rights court ruled on Thursday, a decision that calls into question rules governing the use of the country’s DNA database.
Source: NewsDaily, December 4, 2008
Airport admits ‘strip search’ body scanners WILL show people naked
New ‘strip search’ full body scanners being trialled in Australia will show people’s private parts, officials have admitted.
But to spare their blushes, the faces of passengers will be blurred.
Source: Mail Online, October 15, 2008
Spy agency wants all e-mails
His proposal is to not only intercept the 3 billion e-mails a day sent in the UK but extend the reach of its powerful computers into "hundreds of thousands" of targets in Europe: business firms, defense contractors and communications between diplomats.
Source: WorldNetDaily, October 8, 2008
Britain unveils new ID card amid criticism
Britain unveiled its new biometric identity card on Thursday which the government says will be vital in fighting illegal immigration and terrorism, while critics call it an expensive attack on civil liberties.
Source: NewsDaily, September 5 2008
Bottled water ‘is immoral’
"We have to make people think that it’s unfashionable just as we have with smoking. We need a similar campaign to convince people that this is wrong," said Tim Lang, the Government’s naural resources commissioner.
Source: The Telegraph (online), February 17, 2008
Terror crackdown: Passengers forced to answer 53 questions BEFORE they travel
For every journey, security officials will want credit card details, holiday contact numbers, travel plans, email addresses, car numbers and even any previous missed flights.
Source: The Daily Mail (online), November 15, 2007
NHS nurses given power to end a life under controversial new guidelines
The rules, published by the BMA in conjunction with the Royal College of Nursing and the Resuscitation Council, aim to help medical staff decide whether to resuscitate patients if their heart or breathing stops.
Source: Daily Mail (online), October 27, 2007
Girls of 12 to receive cancer virus vaccine
All 12-year-old girls will be vaccinated against a virus that causes cervical cancer, the Government is expected to announce.
Source: The Telegraph, October 26, 2007
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