UK Government Plans 10-Year Database of Citizens' Travel

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7877182.stm-{ Quote: "
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.
The government says the database is essential in the fight against crime, illegal immigration and terrorism.
But opposition MPs and privacy campaigners fear it is a significant step towards a surveillance society.
The intelligence centre will store names, addresses, telephone numbers, seat reservations, travel itineraries and credit card details of travellers.

Big Brother

Shadow home secretary Chris Grayling said: "The government seems to be building databases to track more and more of our lives.
"The justification is always about security or personal protection. But the truth is that we have a government that just can't be trusted over these highly sensitive issues. We must not allow ourselves to become a Big Brother society."" }-

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The airlines already have most of this information in their own database, but when the government does it, THEN people get bothered, lol. I've warned time and time again that when the U.S started doing this kind of thing, others would follow, and here you are. Mr. Grayling is behind the times, that society is already here, but in a less obvious manifestation.