Re: Buy a mobile phone.. register it with the government

On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:48:53 +0200, Martin <me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:37:43 +0100, NOSPAMnet@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 10:58:37 +0100, "tim....."
<tims_new_home@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


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"Ar" <Ar@::1.h> wrote in message
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The New Labour crooks latest crack-inspired idea to know everything
about everyone, New Labour very worried that they cannot control the
people who don't clame benefits. Who said that New Liebour were not
aping the German SS as every day passes, they are the most corrupt
party and government this country has ever had in it's ENTIRE history,
and people STILL vote for them.


http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article4969312.ece

"
Everyone who buys a mobile telephone will be forced to register their
identity on a national database under government plans to extend
massively the powers of state surveillance.

Phone buyers would have to present a passport or other official form
of identification at the point of purchase. Privacy campaigners fear
it marks the latest government move to create a surveillance society.

A compulsory national register for the owners of all 72m mobile phones
in Britain would be part of a much bigger database to combat terrorism
and crime. Whitehall officials have raised the idea of a register
containing the names and addresses of everyone who buys a phone in
recent talks with Vodafone and other telephone companies, insiders
say.

The move is targeted at monitoring the owners of Britainÿs estimated
40m prepaid mobile phones. They can be purchased with cash by
customers who do not wish to give their names, addresses or credit
card details.

The pay-as-you-go phones are popular with criminals and terrorists
because their anonymity shields their activities from the authorities.
But they are also used by thousands of law-abiding citizens who wish
to communicate in private.

The move aims to close a loophole in plans being drawn up by GCHQ, the
governmentÿs eavesdropping centre in Cheltenham, to create a huge
database to monitor and store the internet browsing habits, e-mail and
telephone records of everyone in Britain.

The ´Big Brother¡ database would have limited value to police and MI5
if it did not store details of the ownership of more than half the
mobile phones in the country.

Contingency planning for such a move is already thought to be under
way at Vodafone, where 72% of its 18.5m UK customers use
pay-as-you-go.
"

Typical. If you are a genuine fraudster, you will have a fake passport in
any case. If not, it will be a massive inconvenience.

How is having to show ID when you purchase a new phone a "massive
inconvenience"?

tim


Come on ...you know you want to say it .." If you have nothing to hide
then you have nothing to worry about" .
There ...I've said it for you !!!!

and the implication is ...?

Do I really need to spell it out to you?

Speak to Tim about it and try to work it out.
.

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