Following this story, the implications, nay the actual reality is scary enough.
From the article:
"a UK citizen had been talking in an internet chatroom about self-harming, when local police tracked down his address via his IP number and ISP and intervened to save him."Whilst I'm happy for the UK citizen not to have "been saved", I'm not sure allowing the Government full and restricted access to all electronic data on all private citizens was worth the price.
Imagine a day, not too far in the future, where the cops knock on your door because they felt that email you sent to your mum wasn't thankful enough for the chicken roast she made last night, or you get a visit from the Victorian Human Rights Commission because your anonymous comment on the Herald Sun blog was anti public breastfeeding, and we all know that's an incorrect opinion to hold.
The sheer volume of electronic footprints we generate every day is not such a concern, however the ability for the State to aggregate it and cross-reference it harkens a very dark and long night for individual rights.
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