On Thu, 19 May 2005 23:28:34 +0100, "Mike" wrote:


"BigWallop" wrote in message
.uk...

"in the snooper's state of East Germany, the Stasi secret police
employed
one informer for every 6.5 citizens. Its agents monitored every aspect
of
.."

But they had crap computers. Okay so do our government but that could
be
dealt with. With modern techniques it should be possible to monitor
everybody on perhaps a 100:1 ratio.

As most of us have mobile phones our location is already usually known
to
800m or so and this will come down significantly with the future GPS
equiped
phones.

Think I'll move to the Isle of Man.

We'll still find youuuuuuuuuu!!!! :-)

Yeah - but there's less laws to break there. No National Insurance to pay.
No speed limits outside town.

Yes, but do you ever get out of third gear? It's a small place.

MM