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<blockquote data-quote="Topper" data-source="post: 117090" data-attributes="member: 186250"><p>Hooray for Rolf <img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p><span style="color: black">I think that is just about the same fine line that I tread. A reasoned response. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black">Perhaps a way forward for the government is to allow those who want to go down the biometric ID card route to do so and the rest send them to the vets and have a doggie chip implanted. Or have I been watching too many films???</span></p><p></p><p>I firmly believe that if people have nothing to hide they have nothing to fear. Indeed ID cards may benefit them in the long term. Unfortunately this country has it's fair share of well intentioned people who are misguided by thinking that the government doesn't know anything about them now and therefore shouldn't in the future. With air flights for example they run each flight manifest through a list of wanted and undesireables before you even board a plane. It is even the same taking the speed cat to the Isle of Man. Notice how there is very little said about Email monitoring these days, that is because it is happening whether you like it or not. Go to London and they can tell when how and where you have been if they want. The last three words being the crux. <strong>If they want</strong>, so if you are in the frame i.e. dodgy then sorry you deserve to be tracked and monitored and hopefully kicked out of the country.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Topper, post: 117090, member: 186250"] Hooray for Rolf :) [color=black]I think that is just about the same fine line that I tread. A reasoned response. [/color] [color=black][/color] [color=black]Perhaps a way forward for the government is to allow those who want to go down the biometric ID card route to do so and the rest send them to the vets and have a doggie chip implanted. Or have I been watching too many films???[/color] I firmly believe that if people have nothing to hide they have nothing to fear. Indeed ID cards may benefit them in the long term. Unfortunately this country has it's fair share of well intentioned people who are misguided by thinking that the government doesn't know anything about them now and therefore shouldn't in the future. With air flights for example they run each flight manifest through a list of wanted and undesireables before you even board a plane. It is even the same taking the speed cat to the Isle of Man. Notice how there is very little said about Email monitoring these days, that is because it is happening whether you like it or not. Go to London and they can tell when how and where you have been if they want. The last three words being the crux. [b]If they want[/b], so if you are in the frame i.e. dodgy then sorry you deserve to be tracked and monitored and hopefully kicked out of the country. [/QUOTE]
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