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[Proprietary systems obey those restrictions with
digital 'manners' (kill switches), DRM, back doors, surveillance, etc.]
Restraining Orders
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| Today, an important shift in the balance of power
| between the individual and the state will take place.
| More people should know about it.
|
| Section 12 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims
| Act 2004 comes into force. The section amends section
| 5 the Protection of Harassment Act 1997 â the section
| that provides for restraining orders.
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http://www.bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/home/2009/09/restraining-orders.html
Thanks for Keeping us in the Picture
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| Although e-petitions don't often accomplish much (the
| apology for Alan Turing being a notable exception),
| they do have the virtue of forcing the UK government to
| say something. In response to this:
|
| âWe the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to
| remove new restrictions on photography in public
| places.â
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http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2009/09/thanks-for-keeping-us-in-picture.html
Gordon Brown's back door to compulsory ID cards
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| Something the PM forgot to mention: if you apply for a
| passport, or renew one, you will be registered on the
| national identity database
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/sep/29/id-cards-gordon-brown-speech
UK Government Admits Traffic Accident Figures Miscounted
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| The report admits that traffic calming devices designed
| to force motorists to reduce their speed in some cases
| caused accidents. Speed bumps and chicanes killed six
| motorists and caused 176 accidents, according to DfT
| figures (page 44).
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http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/29/2913.asp
Recent:
Re: A balance of freedoms
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| Something that many fail to understand is the fact that proprietary software
| is designed to divide society. Think about how this relates to Skype. The
| masters over Skype say, "Come use our Skype software, it is very convenient
| and it will let you do X, Y and Z. However, you must agree to this set of
| conditions before you are allowed to install and use Skype onto your
| computer". Basically, the set of conditions are intended for the masters of
| Skype to maintain complete control over their software. As a result of when
| you choose to accept the conditions, you would also choose to give up your
| freedom.
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http://www.fsdaily.com/blog/re-balance-freedoms
Putting freedom back in software
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| The father of the free software movement descended into a packed room at
| Concordia Monday explaining to 125 people why freedom is just as important in
| software as it is in the rest of life.
|
| Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software Foundation and lead architect
| of the GNU Project â which developed part of the GNU/Linux operating system â
| stressed that there is an ethical requirement to use software that is âfree
| as in freedom, not as in beer.â
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http://www.mcgilldaily.com/article/17536
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