Dear Diary, Big Brother's watching you!

[K chameleon]

Today's Euroweekly news had a small article about Google.
"Google's rumoured project to store users' personal files and operating systems on it's own servers instead of a PC is disturbing."

I read George Orwell's 1984 25 years ago, found it very disturbing and thought provoking then.
We've accepted the cameras as the norm, but "Thought Police?" Because that's where it's heading.

OH says, if you've got nothing to hide, you've got nothing to worry about.
That's not the point! My ramblings are my own, I choose, who to share them with.

I'd be interested to hear your views.

(Sorry, should have posted in General")

[Paula]

I was reading about their mobile phone tracking system today, keep tabs on your kids or husband

[katy]

Or they can keep tabs on you

[Paula]

I rarely move outside of a 10km radius, be boring keeping tabs on me

[K chameleon]

O.K. You all knew it's been going on for years.(Been on Wikopedia "Spyware", Thanks Beach)

I will now resort back to pen n paper. (You never know when you'll get that one original thought )

OH's not holding his breath

[gerryh]

I was reading about their mobile phone tracking system today, keep tabs on your kids or husband

It already exists, have a look at http://www.trackapartner.com/
Cheers
Gerry

[Paula]

Gerry, someone emailed that to me last year, I fell for it at the time!!

[K chameleon]

Saw that Google phone tracker on Sky news last night.
O.K. it could be a good thing, but.... far too many

[Beachcomber]

It already exists, have a look at http://www.trackapartner.com/

I get a WOT warning on that site.

[gus]

OK, Beach, wot's a WOT warning

[gerryh]

The Web Of Trust Firefox add on has been criticised for giving to many false positives.
I don't use this add on. Firefox seems to do a good job of warning me about dodgy sites.
Cheers
Gerry

[Beachcomber]

Yes, I checked further and discovered that this appears to be as a result of feedback from two contributors only.

Gus, as Gerry says, this is a Firefox add-on called Web Of Trust designed to warn against dodgy web sites.

[K chameleon]

"The more that I find out, the less I know!"
I hate technology, no sat. signal on T.V. Missed "Loose women"

[julian]

El Gobierno británico ha puesto en marcha una base de datos que almacenará información sobre los viajes de los ciudadanos, en una iniciativa que pretende facilitar la lucha contra el terrorismo y la inmigración ilegal, informa hoy 'The Sunday Times'.

Esa base, que se gestionará desde un polígono industrial cerca de Manchester (norte de Inglaterra), contendrá nombres, direcciones, números de teléfono, reserva de asientos, itinerarios y datos de tarjetas de crédito, según el periódico.

Los datos informatizados de todos los individuos que hagan viajes internacionales -unos 250 millones de movimientos al año- se guardarán durante 10 años, añade.

La iniciativa, conocida como E-borders, ha suscitado las críticas de la oposición y de grupos de presión que la condenan por ser un asalto al derecho a la privacidad.

[louise225]

They'll have camera's in the toilets next

[alaninspain]

The "Thought Police" will have a very frustrating time with me. It does not happen very often, is usually a complete mess, and I've forgotten it after a few seconds. Bit like my sex life then.

[mhic]

You have a sex life ????????

Mhic.

[K chameleon]

So you can talk about your sex lives on here, but Lavanda can't talk about *beep* Powell
I'm "elsewhere" now then right?