Not content with having over 4 million CCTV cameras in the UK (one for every 12 people), the government has now decided they need to know even more about their sheeple like population:

“All telecoms companies and internet service providers will be required by law to keep a record of every customer’s personal communications, showing who they have contacted, when and where, as well as the websites they have visited.”

Full article here.

I am not paranoid and have absolutely nothing to hide, but totally object to this in principle.

Luckily I have no plans to live there but if they can do it there, they can do it anywhere…

[Update - apparently the geniuses in charge have decided to wait until after the next election, so they can claim to have a mandate to do what they like for the next 5 years]

Another great idea that the powers that be have come up with is this monstrosity:

Police launch ‘Flying Saucer’ CCTV camera

Full article here.

Outrageous.