Most UK residents will have heard about Jacqui Smith’s proposal to create an Uberdatabase by now. This would mandate all UK data handlers retain all connections data for 6 years and provide instantaneous access and tapping facilities for government agencies. It should be noted that this will NOT be a database of content as such, just EVERYTHING else with an option of monitoring you live if so desired. In essence they would be making your technology providers keep records of everywhere you go (both physically and virtually) and everyone you have any contact with, just in case any government agency ‘needs’ it.

So, paraphrasing imbeciles nationwide - “If you’ve got nothing to hide what have you got to be worried about?”

Well quite a lot really but you can boil it down to 3 main categories of objection…