Haven't had much time to write this week, as this site is still just a hobby, my little passion. I did get to watch the news this week and saw several cool things hit the radar. If they're old news to you, sorry, I'll be publishing more rapidly next week.
The UK's Big Brother Awards, the annual contest and expose for most awful companies and individuals when it comes to privacy.
Ms Hodge won her award as Worst Public Servant for her backing of intrusive government databases and desire to monitor children by pervasive tracking systems.
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Ms Hodge, MP for Barking and Minister for Children, has supported controversial proposals in the Children's Bill that aims to set up a database that will, among other things, hold data about children deemed to be at risk of becoming criminals." [BBC]
I really wish they'd expand their coverage to the United States, we have a bunch of nominees over here too.
[Link via near near future]
Posted by nym at July 31, 2004 03:57 PM | TrackBack