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Category Archives: Privacy
The UK Government Enters The Data Services Industry
I see that they plan to recoup some of the cost of ID cards by selling identity checks to industry. That’s fine – I assume there will be an accompanying service through which the individual can use their own identity … Continue reading
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Identity and VRM
Nice post here by Whit B McNamara on why single seller-centric suppliers (in this case Amazon) cannot build a comprehensive ‘view of the customer’……and thus sub-optimise all of the many things that they would wish to do with that single … Continue reading
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A whole lot of snooping going on
This article says that UK security and law enforcement agencies made nearly 439,000 requests to monitor people’s phone calls, emails and post during a 15-month period. I’m sure there will be the usual raft of reasons and excuses within the … Continue reading
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I Got an E-Mail Today from Tony Blair…
Alright, so he sent it to another 1.8m people as well as me, but it made a change from viagra or phishing e-mails. Anyway, i’ve published the full text below in case anyone wants to read it (again). I’m actually … Continue reading
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Pay as You Drive Tax…
If you don’t fancy being tracked by UK.gov as you drive around the UK then you should have a look at/ sign this petition (stored on the No 10 Downing St web site but surprisingly poorly promoted….).
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The Christmas Bombardment
I think there has been an interesting shift this Christmas – from organisations sending paper cards to eCards alongside a donation charity. And i’ve heard plenty comments about how many more will do this next year – great for charities, … Continue reading
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Dodgy UK Passports
Here’s a worrying article in The Guardian about poor security in the new UK passports.
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Car Hire and Identity
I’ve long been a fan of the Doc Searls illustration of how car hire would be different if user-centric identity was in place; so i’m a bit dis-illusioned to see this new development – having to provide a fingerprint to … Continue reading
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Big Brother is here…
So says the UK Information Commissioner in this report on ‘The Surveillance Society. Download waking_up_to_a_surveillance_society.pdf I agree with the worrying sentiments in the report, but would add a couple of points: 1) It does not make enough of the fact … Continue reading
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