White Rose is a protest blog collective focusing on civil liberties in the UK.
It was set up to point a finger at the erosion of personal freedom in the UK.
Government's active measures introduce new means of control such as identity cards and surveillance cameras, the passive measures such as weakening of double jeopardy and presumption of innocence.


The arguments
The resistants
Gabriel Syme and Perry de Havilland of Samizdata.net to rally the Anglosphere behind the UK.
White Rose contributors are those bloggers and non-bloggers who oppose restrictions on personal liberties.

To find out how to become a White Rose contributor, please go here.
Thursday, July 03, 2003
Gotcha!
David Carr (London)
(0)   Surveillance

From an Australian newspaper (of all places) a report on a British company offering parents everywhere peace of mind:

Parents in Britain can check exactly where their children are without having to phone them, thanks to a new service launched yesterday.

The mapAmobile service can pinpoint a child to within 50 yards by using the signal from their mobile phone.

I think it is safe to assume that the technology can be applied just as readily to adults. Apparently, the recipient must agree to be traced by replying to text message but I bet that hurdle will prove surmountable with just a little tweaking.


Comments

Maybe MI-5 ad MI-6 should apply the tech to their laptops so they won't lose any more of them.

Posted by: Alan K. Henderson on July 3, 2003 09:58 AM
Post a comment








    


    •