Anti terroism Act!

[Havanger]

so don't "hack" into someone's computer you don't have written permission to do so

-havanger

[Therealmaster]

In my personal opinion the goverment is using the incidents that occured on September 11 as a means to pass laws that intrude on our civil liberties.

He he... just be glad that you don't live in Britain. I think about 10 new acts are passed every day whilst the media stay focused on the "war" against terrorism, The latest is similar to the patriot act allowing the british government to bascially do ANYTHING they want to track criminals/suspected criminals/terrorists in Britain. It alos classes computer crime alongside things like murder etc... not that im a computer criminal but somethings are becoming absurd now....even if we do live in changing times

[darkes]

In fact the government here in the UK has extended its surveillance operations since last year in two ways.

Firstly, it has run a successful pilot program in part of London where they have very extensive closed circuit TV camera coverage. They use software that can match the face of an individual they are interested in, and alert the operator.
Some people are wanted by the police, some are under suspicion (e.g. possible terrorists), but some are just 'individuals that the police are interested in'. Even more bizarre is the fact that the actual system is run by an outside organisation not directly under government control.

Secondly, it has updated the large number of cameras that it has which cover most of the major roads here. These now automatically scan and read in every number plate of each car that passes, together with its speed. This is used to automatically issue speeding tickets (by linking to the government database on car owners), and to issue summons/fines to anyone who has not paid their yearly registration fee. It can also be used to track stolen vehicles.

The trouble with these sort of measures is that they can be easily exploited by any government (as there is no requirement for any independent judicial input) to spy on any individual they deem to be 'an enemy of the State' (e.g. someone who disagrees with their views on something). I'm sure that the KGB in the old Soviet Union would have loved to have this level of surveillance at their fingertips.

And you thought that the world portrayed in 1984 was just a fantasy?

[Ghost_25inf]

To tell you the truth this has gone on for years. Look at the news like Just last month this guy was emailing this 14 year old girl to come to hawaii to engage in intercorse he made himself out to be 17 but thats not what Im getting at, what Im getting at is the law was at his door 30 min after he got home with her.

So Im saying this isnt new its just been legalized for the goverment.

They will also hack your system to get at the files they need like Porn or terrorist files, other sites are flagged just like books, the anarckist cook book (sorry for my spelling) you goto sites that deal with explosives they will track it. could even be the same with this site.




Do you want the goverment to see what you have? they already know. there comeing................