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
- Most measures regarding security and crime control do not work.
- Their effect is restriction of 'honest citizen's' privacy and freedom.
- Alternative solutions to the security and privacy 'trade-off'
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.
Tuesday, November 11, 2003
Identity Cards The Next Steps
I have received the official document produced by the Home Office and presented to the Parliament this month, outlining the stages of the plan to introduce identity card in Britain. It is called Identity Cards The Next Steps.
You will find a permanent link to the document (pdf) on the right in the links section.
Worse than I thought. By the way, have a look at the Beeb's viewpoint.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3127696.stm
or
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3254747.stm
or
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3129302.stm
or
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3259285.stm
I think they're in favour ...
I have already. Thank you. Might even link to them. ;-)
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