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UK Government Plans To “Unlock The Power Of Location Data,” Surveil Population Movements (reclaimthenet.org)

submitted 2 years ago by BrikoX@vlemmy.net to c/news@beehaw.org

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[–] grus@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Didn't they say that they wouldn't never do something like this when they were talking about "muh brexit benefits" and that it was all "project fear", or am I misremembering?

[–] Skelectus@suppo.fi 5 points 2 years ago

I have no clue if they said that, but it doesn't even matter if they promise so, because it'll be done by different people in a future term.

[–] Satiric_Weasel@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago

Because the Brexiteers are notoriously trustworthy, civically responsible representatives of the public who would never intentionally mislead their constituents; nor lie about their intentions when drafting legislation.

[–] squaresinger@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago

Well, Brexit was specifically done to reduce peoples' rights in favour of companies' rights, so it all checks out so far.

[–] ag_roberston_author@beehaw.org 7 points 2 years ago

Well that's terrifying.