Thread: Leading surveillance societies in the EU and the World

Leading surveillance societies in the EU and the World.


Just found this and it makes for very interesting reading IMO!

http://www.privacyinternational.org/article.shtml?cmd[347]=x-347-559597

(you will probably need to zoom into the page to read the chart easily)

Fits in nicely with todays BBC news article on the UK :

Plan to monitor all internet use

BBC NEWS | Politics | Plan to monitor all internet use

Scary stuff !

The Thailand section and the comment about ID to buy SIM cards seems a bit flexible though.
Is this a recent development ?
When I first moved here in 2000 - no house papers, ID or passport asked for - just paid cash and walked out with one ???