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Snowden banned from flying to UK

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Re: Snowden banned from flying to UK

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Post by finnw »

kryten wrote: post #28
DanBC wrote: post #17

Why on earth would he want to come to the UK? It's [edit] certainly not the place to be if you want privacy. RIPA (regulation of investigatory powers act) has been abused by local council staff spying on public to see if they live within a school catchment area or within an area qualifying for cheap parking. There are other abuses too. We're bringing in a "snooper's charter" - this is just traffic data and not conten…

To be fair, all the 14 CCTV cameras on my street (!) have been sprayed, burned or shot. That's the only crime going on around where I live. People aren't putting up with this shit any more.

Thanks. I love paying extra tax to replace vandalised cameras.

Re: Snowden banned from flying to UK

#43

Post by finnw »

DanBC wrote: post #39
kryten wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To be fair, all the 14 CCTV cameras on my street (!) have been sprayed, burned or shot. That's the only crime going on around where I live. People aren't putting up with this shit any more.

I think this graffiti project is quite funny. ( http://www.irational.org/heath/cctv_sabotage/ )

Shame all they need to work around it is to have 2 or more cameras pointing at the same spot (which is usually the case in London.)

Re: Snowden banned from flying to UK

#44

Post by kryten »

finnw wrote: post #41
kryten wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To be fair, all the 14 CCTV cameras on my street (!) have been sprayed, burned or shot. That's the only crime going on around where I live. People aren't putting up with this shit any more.

Thanks. I love paying extra tax to replace vandalised cameras.

They're not getting replaced, so you're not paying for it.

Re: Snowden banned from flying to UK

#46

Post by alexjeffrey »

kryten wrote: post #38
Jenk wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Be careful on what you wish for. "The strongest argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter." Winston Churchill.

Perhaps we should give people a proportional vote weighted by their intelligence?

that sounds like a formula for a true intellectually elitist society. The people's opinions should be heard equally if at all.

Re: Snowden banned from flying to UK

#47

Post by alexqgb »

finnw wrote: post #41
kryten wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To be fair, all the 14 CCTV cameras on my street (!) have been sprayed, burned or shot. That's the only crime going on around where I live. People aren't putting up with this shit any more.

Thanks. I love paying extra tax to replace vandalised cameras.

That's one option. Another option is insisting they be removed so that you're no longer exposed to the costs of damage incurred by the imposition of socially dubious programs.

Re: Snowden banned from flying to UK

#48

Post by enraged_camel »

singular wrote: post #21
DanBC wrote: post #17

Why on earth would he want to come to the UK? It's [edit] certainly not the place to be if you want privacy. RIPA (regulation of investigatory powers act) has been abused by local council staff spying on public to see if they live within a school catchment area or within an area qualifying for cheap parking. There are other abuses too. We're bringing in a "snooper's charter" - this is just traffic data and not conten…

"It's a horrible place to live" Though we have many problems, please speak for yourself and stay off general comments about the country. Your other points are valid and interesting but you really ruin them with your frankly childish comment - just because you, personally find the entirety of the country horrible doesn't mean that is close to the reality of living here or the experience of everybody else.

In all fairness, it does sound like a horrible place to live. I mean, on top of all the problems he listed, you guys also have awful weather. :)

Re: Snowden banned from flying to UK

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Post by kryten »

alexjeffrey wrote: post #46
kryten wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Perhaps we should give people a proportional vote weighted by their intelligence?

that sounds like a formula for a true intellectually elitist society. The people's opinions should be heard equally if at all.

My point entirely. There was a degree of sarcasm in it.
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