http://techliberty.org.nz/jailing-people-for-remaining-silent/ Defending civil liberties in the digital age Wed, 16 May 2012 22:46:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://techliberty.org.nz/jailing-people-for-remaining-silent/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Anonymous Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:40:33 +0000 http://techliberty.org.nz/?p=210#comment-8 I read more and more news stories of the UK's blatant disregard for human rights everyday. Cameras everywhere in public; mass collection of emails, phone calls and all Internet traffic; outlawing of encryption; newspapers forbidden to report on Parliament by the courts; weakened right to silence; the list goes on and on. They really are becoming Airstrip One. Of course it's all to stop terrorists, paedophiles, Goldstein, chavs and whatever other boogeyman they can think of that week. I hope New Zealand doesn't follow. Also, how does the Counter Terrorism Bill recommend the thought-police best "compel" you to give them your passwords if imprisonment doesn't work? Do they simulate drowning a la waterboarding, or simply beat your feet with rubber hoses? Passwords today, most private thoughts tomorrow. I read more and more news stories of the UK’s blatant disregard for human rights everyday. Cameras everywhere in public; mass collection of emails, phone calls and all Internet traffic; outlawing of encryption; newspapers forbidden to report on Parliament by the courts; weakened right to silence; the list goes on and on. They really are becoming Airstrip One. Of course it’s all to stop terrorists, paedophiles, Goldstein, chavs and whatever other boogeyman they can think of that week. I hope New Zealand doesn’t follow. Also, how does the Counter Terrorism Bill recommend the thought-police best “compel” you to give them your passwords if imprisonment doesn’t work? Do they simulate drowning a la waterboarding, or simply beat your feet with rubber hoses? Passwords today, most private thoughts tomorrow.

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