The Telegraph has disclosed that the British government is pushing ahead with plans for a national road-pricing scheme, including testing “spy in the sky” technology.

Imagine:  having to think about some chilling, omniscient force in the sky tracking (and calculating costs of) your journey to pick up a six pack of Heineken from your market of choice.  Then, imagine having to consider such big-brother monitoring in an environment where you’re already paying some of the highest taxes on the planet, living amongst thousands of always-on CCTV cameras, and being sent letters of disapproval if you use bandwidth-hogging applications on your own PC.

It’s true:  British motorists already pay some of the highest taxes in the world and with government finances under severe pressure, the “pay-as-you-drive” scheme could provide a Read the rest of this entry »

Isn’t it unnerving enough that every peaceful, law-abiding Briton must go about their lives surrounded by clearly visible CCTV cameras monitoring his or her every move?

Imagine: where an errand as mundane as purchasing a curbside sandwich sarny from a vendor is recorded, scrutinized over, and archived for later (possible) evaluation.

Britain, with more than 22% of the world’s CCTV cameras in operation, has no qualms about its rampant voyeuristic practices, and continues to erect new cameras on a daily basis.

David Davis, previously a conservative party member of Parliament, in his fight against the rising “Orwellian State” could be called the “Nostradamus” of the civil liberties world (or at least the erosion of such).

His perceived clairvoyance, and long-time protest, is now in the spotlight again with the announcement of the government’s latest decree in regard to online file sharing.

Under a new, three-month-trial law, Read the rest of this entry »