tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-458458298755361503.post7316450507843824031..comments2023-09-30T12:54:51.219+01:00Comments on neil storey @ storeys: WWWait A Minute Mr PostmanNeil Storeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844747663590337912noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-458458298755361503.post-42094872204509645322009-01-10T14:02:00.000+00:002009-01-10T14:02:00.000+00:00perish the thought people might have to start spea...perish the thought people might have to start speaking to each other againAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-458458298755361503.post-68038381195625188602009-01-09T22:22:00.000+00:002009-01-09T22:22:00.000+00:00Government would tell you different, but the infor...Government would tell you different, but the information gathered from all-manner of tele-communications for decades, via the ECHELON system at sites like Menwith Hill and Bude in the UK, has long been used for similar purposes to what Jacqui Smith now claims this new national security measures are for.<BR/>Beginning in Australasia, then running west through the continents until it reaches the far coast of the US, ECHELON has formed quite an effective data-gathering belt around the globe, and with a very long list of 'alarm words' to alert the listeners to the marauding terrorists amongst us, even the shortest text is not beyond the net.<BR/><BR/>It makes the otherwise ever-relevant Orwell look completely out of date.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com