Toblog: Category tcsotd

It won’t be hypothetical if and when it occurs, that’s precisely the point. We are not legislating now on the basis that we’re bringing it in now for something that might happen in the future. We’re putting in a provision for if it becomes unhypothetical. If unfortunately I and many other experts and right and we do need it in the future it is in place in legislation.

Just. Unbelievable.

Peter Hain Resigns

TCSOTD 2007-12-03

Toby — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:53:00 +0000

Kristin Hersh puts her music online, as well as remix fodder
... cashmusic all sounds like rather a good idea

This is what happens when you get the populace to do state intelligence work for you

Want to buy a fake e-passport?

More government data loss – housing benefit this time

Buy Uranium on Amazon

TCSOTD 2007-11-30

Toby — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:17:00 +0000

Craig Murray on Jacqui Smith’s cynical use of terrorism to attempt to deflect the media glare from Labour’s woes

Jahongir Sidikov’s deportation has been postponed

Shoot UK teacher, say protesters

TCSOTD 2007-11-29

Toby — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 06:46:00 +0000

Tories: Europeans could get access to UK ID database
... can we just get rid of this idiocy now, please?

RIPA used for non-terrorist investigation shock
... not really a shock, now, is it. Sometimes I really hate saying I told you so.

TCSOTD 2007-11-27

Toby — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:32:00 +0000

Petition to abandon plans to create the Information Sharing Index

Henry Porter: A mass movement is needed to tackle the state’s snoopers
... hint: Open Rights Group is a good place to start

Ben Goldacre on Biometrics

‘Biometrics are not a panacea for data loss’:A letter to the Joint Committee on Human Rights

Innocents fear DNA database errors
... ‘In the past year, more than 100 possible inaccuracies in the documentation of DNA profiles have been discovered, and a further 1,500 administrative mistakes have been logged on the system.’

A Chinese man is suing for divorce after discovering that he is the father of only one of his twins.

Taxpayer may have to pay £170bn for PFI schemes, says Treasury

Miss Mind the Gap sacked
... oh dear, TfL seem to have lost their corporate sense of humour

TCSOTD 2007-11-26

Toby — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:03:00 +0000

Iraqi Employees of UK Forces, an update: Letting Them Die

The portable nuclear reactor is the size of a hot tub

TCSOTD 2007-11-22

Toby — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 10:23:00 +0000

Meta-analysis uncovers no real link between violence and gaming

Data fiasco forces ministers into ID cards review

It is possible to reconstruct fingerprints from templates

‘Probable’ new Foot and Mouth leak from farm in Pirbright