Facebook - friend or foe?

BigD · #**211** (**permalink**) 18-03-2009, 14:29

Nah, someone thought it funny enough to bring to my attention. Once it is repainted I will enjoy far more watching it make the transition from wet to dry, rather than reading such attention-seeking crap.

BigD

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Originally Posted by CashMcCall

Has somebody been cruising the EF boards anonymously?

We should be told!LOL

CashMc

Cyrus · #**212** (**permalink**) 19-03-2009, 10:49

Looks like the tin foil hat brigade will eventually be right as UK gov looks to use social networking sites to snoop on it's subjects.

Gov't may track all UK Facebook traffic

peachy · #**213** (**permalink**) 19-03-2009, 10:54

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Originally Posted by Cyrus

Looks like the tin foil hat brigade will eventually be right as UK gov looks to use social networking sites to snoop on it's subjects.

Gov't may track all UK Facebook traffic

Crazy, how far will they take it? Will simple forums hosted or operating in UK be asked to do the same?

MotoPhan · #**214** (**permalink**) 19-03-2009, 11:04

This kind of control is really scarey ...

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Originally Posted by Cyrus

Looks like the tin foil hat brigade will eventually be right as UK gov looks to use social networking sites to snoop on it's subjects.

Gov't may track all UK Facebook traffic

Sandgrounder · #**215** (**permalink**) 19-03-2009, 11:05

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Originally Posted by Cyrus

Looks like the tin foil hat brigade will eventually be right as UK gov looks to use social networking sites to snoop on it's subjects.

Gov't may track all UK Facebook traffic

I wonder how long it will be before the tables are turned and users start "making up" stuff on their sites so the government doesn't know what it fact or fiction and it is rendered unreliable and useless.

peachy · #**216** (**permalink**) 19-03-2009, 11:11

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Originally Posted by Sandgrounder

I wonder how long it will be before the tables are turned and users start "making up" stuff on their sites so the government doesn't know what it fact or fiction and it is rendered unreliable and useless.

After extensive analysis of Facebook data the home office warn of potential Zombie/Vampire fart attack.

Sandgrounder · #**217** (**permalink**) 19-03-2009, 11:22

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Originally Posted by peachy

After extensive analysis of Facebook data the home office warn of potential Zombie/Vampire fart attack.

...which have been allegedly collapsing kitchen ceilings.

Cyrus · #**218** (**permalink**) 19-03-2009, 11:30

I wonder what they expect to find?

Achmeds news feed.
Achmed is popping down the shops
Achmed is watching the football
Achmed just got his delivery of semtex.
Achmed has just booked his flight to the UK, soon the infidels will know the wrath of Allah!
Achmed has lost his mobile, can you all send me your numbers?

peachy · #**219** (**permalink**) 19-03-2009, 12:26

"Peachy has joined the group 'plot to bomb Birmingham 01/06/09'"

"MI6 added you as a friend"

Grum · #**220** (**permalink**) 19-03-2009, 14:16

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Originally Posted by peachy

Crazy, how far will they take it? Will simple forums hosted or operating in UK be asked to do the same?

It's worse than that. They want to monitor all internet access and e-mails.

Gov't planning centralised communications database

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Privacy and IT security experts have reacted with horror to reported government plans that would see UK citizens' internet and telephony usage details stored in a massive centralised database.

Internet black boxes to record every email and website visit

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Under Government plans to monitor internet traffic, raw data would be collected and stored by the black boxes before being transferred to a giant central database.

The vision was outlined at a meeting between officials from the Home Office and Internet Service Providers earlier this week.

The Related Articles on that page contain some scary looking items, such as "Town halls could get new data powers". Do you really want your next door neighbour to have access to what should be confidential data?

It doesn't end there either: Government plans travel database

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The government is compiling a database to track and store the international travel records of millions of Britons.

Computerised records of all 250 million journeys made by individuals in and out of the UK each year will be kept for up to 10 years.

Guess who has a quarter of the world's CCTV cameras?