I live in a country where Freedom of Speech as well as Freedom of Press has been two of the most fundamental rights since the end of the second World War. We still have those rights (sort of), but slowly, very slowly things are starting to change. And every time some of our rights are reduced or removed completely we are told the same story: It’s a dangerous world, the Bad Guys are everywhere, and we need to remove your rights in order to protect you! Please don’t misunderstand; I do like to feel protected, to feel secure. I have spent several years in a country where my and my family’s life was in danger every day, and it’s really no fun at all! But I am starting to wonder how much loss of privacy it will take before the authorities finally admit that I am fully protected. If we use London,  UK as an example, every inch of the city centre is monitored by CCD cameras. In other words, this is the safest place in the world, right? Not really, unsolved crimes are still a problem. And according to the Times, now the Police will be given permission to invade your privacy by silently gaining access to your PC! Yeah, I know that their Intelligence have done this already for a long time, but this time we are talking about the Police, not some special department that is silently working to protect us all from attack! I do not and have no intention of breaking the law, but I am not sure if I appreciate the development exemplified by this article in the Times happening all over Europe!

The Past and the Present