UK Government Goes All-In on Digital Surveillance, Censorship and Control(www.nakedcapitalism.com)
14 pointsby boticello5 hours ago3 comments
  • itopaloglu8326 minutes ago
    UK is going back in time where different classes of people had different rights. It sounds like they’re trying to silence the people and keep them “secure” from themselves, weird.
  • jjgreen5 hours ago
    ... my ultimate vision for that part of the criminal justice system was to achieve, by means of AI and technology, what Jeremy Bentham tried to do with his Panopticon. That is that the eyes of the state can be on you at all times.

    UK Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood

    • vitally36434 hours ago
      Anyone who reads "Do Not Build the Torment Nexus: A Cautionary Tale" and immediately thinks that building the torment nexus is a great idea needs to be removed from society for the public good.
  • throw-the-towel4 hours ago
    The timing of these new announcements weirdly coincides with the Belfast riots.