[labougie]

Sadly, so sadly - this is the way of the world. At the dawn of computing we were promised paperless offices. We were not promised Orwellian control, which seems to be the main use to which computing power is being put. Governments already know more about you than they have any good right to and no matter what user-friendly name the department is called, they are NOT about upholding your privacy rights - they've been undermining those rights themselves and it wouldn't be at all surprising if they've given the green light to others who want to collect information, as long as they share it with the government. Expecting the LAW to be with you on this one would be like expecting turkeys to vote for Christmas. Sorry, but a rearguard action is the only thing that's happening around here. An extremely valiant one - but the times are not on our side. Anyone who voted for Margaret/Ronnie must now hang their head in shame because corporate indifference to legality was always part and parcel of the package.