The Privacy and Data Protection Act 2005
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our every moves, in the name of 'security'. As Britain is turning into
an outdoor prison,with its ever growing surveillance devices(CCTV?
databases,NIR,verichips,RFID,data collection,bio ID cards etc..)and
controversial laws (Terrorism Act,Anti-social Behaviour Act, Data
Protection Act), more and more people are concerned about the future of
democracy and civil liberties.
The problem with governance today is that Political parties have
stopped responding to the needs and interests of the population and
only exist as the political instruments of wealthy individuals seeking
to perpertuate their own power.
The recent misuse of new policies (Terrorism Act,Anti-Social Behaviour
Act etc...)has shown how easy it is for the government and the police
to use laws on everyone they do not like.This represents a major threat
to our civil liberties.
So far these policies have been ineffective to resolve the problem. All
they have prevented is freedom of speech, and have also been
responsible for; the death of an innocent young man (Mr Jean Charles de
Menezes), wrongly accused of being a terrorist; sending pensioners to
jail; detaining an elderly man (Mr Wolfgang) for speaking his mind;
developing all sort of monitoring devices to spy on law-abiding people
( NIR, verichip, RFID, ID cards, database); and increasing the amount
of intrusive data being collected and processed. Although, we have all
been assured that these were just " mistakes" and that measures are
taken "...for our own safety.", unless we do something about it
now,more of these so-called "mistakes" and "...for our own good."
drastic measures will continue.
It seems that,for unexplained reasons,the government want to record
people's every moves and transactions even when they are legal. For a
party only elected by a minority of the population it is frightening to
see how it is seeking more an more undue power and control over us.
'Security' has become the government's weapon against opposition, and a
means of controlling the entire population. Politicians are insulting
our intelligence, scanning a long list of data will not stop setting
off bombs. Obviously, the best way to stop a terrorist attack is to
search luggages and people for eventual weapon etc...It is plain to see
that the government is using fear of terrorism, crime, illegal
immigration, fraud to impose the laws that they want and as an answer
to avoid debate on sensitive issues. This has worringly led to a new
set of fears; fear to voice dissent, to protest or support
opposition.This is the end of democracy.
The questions we all should be asking the government are: why do we
have to be treated like criminals and indexed like cattle? Why should
we trust complete strangers with our personal data? And why can't the
government look for alternatives to strike a balance between security
and civil liberties?.
It is not the government's role to interfere, tyrannised or seek undue
control over us, they are not elected to do so. Let alone to have the
entire population under, what could be called, a "country arrest order"
for being potential criminals. This is not "New Labour" this is "New
Tyranny".
As it was rightly pointed out,we are not answerable to the government,
they are answerable to us.
What we need is a " PRIVACY & DATA PROTECTION ACT 2005 " to ban the
moritoring of people with NIR,verichip,RFID,ID cards ,databases etc...
and replace data processing by adequate substitutes and checks.
Union is power and we need you to sign this plegde to help us combat
the survceillance's state and to protect our civil liberties.
http://www.pledgebank.com/protection-act
For more information on the PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION ACT 2005,
please visit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/actionnetwork/A......