23/05/2011

Links of the day Monday 23rd May 2011

By Billymanning
23 May 2011 18:16:58 | Mastering the Internet, Online privacy, Privacy

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The police database article says that anybody who contacts the police is on a database! I'm disgusted by this. I contacted them two yearsago to report a suspicious visitor, but I certainly did not agree to be placed on a database as a result. Is there a particular database for this or do the police just stick everybody who contacts them on the same one? Is there any way to get off it?

Posted by: Winston Smith | 23/05/2011 at 07:47 PM

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