BBC News today carries the story that the Big Brother bill is still alive although it is to be re-drafted.
A simple search on this blog using the words "Big Brother" will reveal that I am distinctly disapproving of this project, which has been under consideration for some time. Indeed as I have remarked before, I consider that there is already more than enough government. Also, this will be an expensive project - doubly so since the British government has a long history of very expensive failures in connexion with Information Technology, usually reported at length by Private Eye. Recent examples include the splendid telephones cock-up at the BBC and Fujitsu's farcical performance at the NHS.
And we are supposed to be able to trust these people with our data? There have been too many cases of government officials leaving laptops in cars or even simply losing them.
Terrifying I think, although as with almost everything, there is a small silver lining: apparently Liberal Democratic leader Nick Clegg is opposed to the scheme; finally something on which he and I can agree - and something which will serve to justify his existence.
Until the next time
