Surveillance Society

[Lazlo]

Originally Posted by liamm

As far as the cctv idea goes ...... why not just have more coppers and spend a bit more training/educating them.

It sounds so .... simple. Even a politician should be able to understand it.

Where's the catch? There must be one, right?

Oh wait, I've figured it out. If that logic worked, then there wouldn't be any need for a National ID database or the War on Terror (sic), to name just two massively expensive and almost entirely pointless endeavours.

Silly me.

[nigelH]

Post code?
You aren't going to send junk mail it it?
No Sir... Post code?
W1W 8SS
House number?
70

[Finless]

I couldn't agree more. Any 'survey questionnaires' that arrive in the post (for example) are binned. I always make a point of telling every company that I deal with (services, phones, insurance etc) that I do not want my personal details given to anyone.

It has been mentioned plenty of times but you can remove yourself from mail/phone/fax lists used by legit companies at:-

TPS RegistrationProvides free service allowing consumers to opt out of receiving telemarketing calls.
www.tpsonline.org.uk/ - 15k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this


Unfortunately there are companies that still send to everyone with a note to contact a number to remove yourself ............. the complete and utter b*st*rds!

[StephenTh]

Originally Posted by nigelH

Post code?
You aren't going to send junk mail it it?
No Sir... Post code?
W1W 8SS
House number?
70

Excellent!

[Richard Mason]

Originally Posted by nigelH

Post code?
You aren't going to send junk mail it it?
No Sir... Post code?
W1W 8SS
House number?
70

Someone explain this to me. (God I'm getting like me mother)

[Finless]

Originally Posted by Richard Mason

Someone explain this to me. (God I'm getting like me mother)

I had to Google for it:-

[PDF]
The Direct Marketing Association DMA House 70 Margaret Street ...

File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
W1W 8SS. E: dma@dma.org.uk. W: DMA - Home Page. Tel: 020 7291 3300. Fax:020 7323 4165. Designed by Da Vinci. Page 2. Successful. Business to Business ...
www.dma.org.uk/_Attachments/Resources/222_S4.pdf - Similar pages - Note this

[hebails]

Originally Posted by Finless

I had to Google for it:-

[PDF]
The Direct Marketing Association DMA House 70 Margaret Street ...

File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
W1W 8SS. E: dma@dma.org.uk. W: DMA - Home Page. Tel: 020 7291 3300. Fax:020 7323 4165. Designed by Da Vinci. Page 2. Successful. Business to Business ...
www.dma.org.uk/_Attachments/Resources/222_S4.pdf - Similar pages - Note this

Very good. I popped the postcode in Google maps but could not work it out from there.
Thanks Bryan (And Nigel for the original idea)
Cheers
Paul

[Lazlo]

Originally Posted by nigelH

Post code?
You aren't going to send junk mail it it?
No Sir... Post code?
W1W 8SS
House number?
70

Sweet.

[Richard Mason]

[quote=MarkP;922421]

Originally Posted by Lazlo

Which doesn't work btw. (Short version: CCTV costs billions and hasn't worked. Police response: we need to spend lots more.)

Marvellous, isn't it? I love this sort of logic - it's so easy to apply to any situation.

I think the real problem is that all systems are open to abuse, so the more comprehensive the system the more abusable it becomes.

You know it's bad when you read this.

[Lazlo]

Originally Posted by Richard Mason

You know it's bad when you read this.

Laws are like weapons. There's never been one made that hasn't been used ... and abused.

42 days anyone?