DNA may very well catch criminals, no doubt opening everyone's post

and listening to their phonecalls, and reading their text messages and emails would too

it doesn't mean it should be allowed.

even if the governement at the moment is relatively benign, it doesn't mean such a thing might not be seriously abused in the future

Posted By: Ralf Scrampton on May 12th 2010 at 14:42:34

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Details of the coalition agreement are up (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 12, 14:25:10
- To be fair that's better than I thought it would be (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 12, 15:13:16
  - no, and because that gig has gone to Clarke and he's in favour of the Human Rights Act (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 12, 16:12:59
- Excellent to repeal some of the thousands of petty laws passed in the last 13 years (General Chat) - Old Git, May 12, 14:32:36
  - DNA may very well catch criminals, no doubt opening everyone's post (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 12, 14:42:34
  - bow to your knowledge on this one - what kinds of petty laws (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 12, 14:37:34
    - It has been quite appalling actually (General Chat) - Old Git, May 12, 14:42:10
- Hair go (General Chat) - mike_the_sphinx, May 12, 14:27:45
- Any word anywhere if they're going to review the last govt's digital economy bill? (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, May 12, 14:27:42
  - dunno, i *think* it might've been in both their manifestos to revisit it (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 12, 14:39:56
  - why? What was wrong with it? (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 12, 14:28:36
- Yep. Protesting against the previous government wasn't allowed. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 12, 14:26:25
  - ... (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 12, 14:38:45
    - Yup. It's a police state, has been for years (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 12, 14:40:57
      - i'm hopeful for a smaller state (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 12, 14:44:54

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