No, not that Big Brother. I’m referring to Tony Blair’s galactic database which will merge all the data that exists on every one of us. Ian P tells a horror story about the likely result.
Tony Blair thinks that creating a super database for everyone in Britain is a good idea, then ponder that combined with all his new laws lets look at the story of Average Joe Soap, clean, honest living man.
When Joe Soap arrived at his local Jobcentre to look for work, he had little idea of the nightmare that was about to unfold.
What’s scary is that the story seems disturbingly plausible. The best-case outcome of this project is it ends up wasting billions of pounds of taxpayer’s money without ever actually working. The worst case scenario is, well, just read the thing.
Link from Charlie Stross, who adds
But remember: it could always be worse! We could have a BNP government instead of caring, sharing, New Labour. But of course, if you’re innocent you’ve got nothing to fear, as John Reid never tires of telling us. Sleep tight.
Yes, before anyone says it, I do know Ian P seems to believe 7/7 was a false-flag operation. I think Ian P is wrong on that count. But it doesn’t mean his story of Joe Soap should be dismissed as paranoid fantasy.
On the other hand, there’s billions of pounds of money there just waiting for database designers and developers to make an absolute killing…. it’s got me thinking…
But it will result in council tax demands for vast sums addressed to past and present members of Uriah Heep being delivered to Platypus Street in Scunthorpe, which is actually in Hull.