Comments on: E-petitions http://www.willhowells.org.uk/blog/2006/11/16/e-petitions/ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:04:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: No geek is an island » Good news everybody http://www.willhowells.org.uk/blog/2006/11/16/e-petitions/#comment-23459 No geek is an island » Good news everybody Thu, 18 Jan 2007 09:35:05 +0000 http://www.willhowells.org.uk/blog/2006/11/16/e-petitions/#comment-23459 [...] A couple of month’s ago I mentioned the Number 10 petitions, and in particular recommended a petition calling for individuals to have the right to copy material they own for their own personal use, for example by ripping CDs to MP3 format so you can listen on an iPod. [...] [...] A couple of month’s ago I mentioned the Number 10 petitions, and in particular recommended a petition calling for individuals to have the right to copy material they own for their own personal use, for example by ripping CDs to MP3 format so you can listen on an iPod. [...]

]]> By: adam http://www.willhowells.org.uk/blog/2006/11/16/e-petitions/#comment-22360 adam Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:57:52 +0000 http://www.willhowells.org.uk/blog/2006/11/16/e-petitions/#comment-22360 mySociety are apparently on more4 news this evening. mySociety are apparently on more4 news this evening.

]]> By: Will http://www.willhowells.org.uk/blog/2006/11/16/e-petitions/#comment-22298 Will Thu, 16 Nov 2006 09:49:41 +0000 http://www.willhowells.org.uk/blog/2006/11/16/e-petitions/#comment-22298 If they were going to do that, there are countless other ways they could achieve it. I haven't exactly made a secret of my opposition to ID cards and my address is there on the electoral roll... If they were going to do that, there are countless other ways they could achieve it. I haven’t exactly made a secret of my opposition to ID cards and my address is there on the electoral roll…

]]> By: S Hamilton http://www.willhowells.org.uk/blog/2006/11/16/e-petitions/#comment-22297 S Hamilton Thu, 16 Nov 2006 09:46:35 +0000 http://www.willhowells.org.uk/blog/2006/11/16/e-petitions/#comment-22297 But surely if you sign a petition to scrap the proposed introduction of ID cards on the Prime Ministers website, then they're going to be able to trace who you are, monitor your internet usage and hunt you down like a dog! So I'll be giving that whole system a miss, although kudos to the thought police for thinking it up. But surely if you sign a petition to scrap the proposed introduction of ID cards on the Prime Ministers website, then they’re going to be able to trace who you are, monitor your internet usage and hunt you down like a dog!

So I’ll be giving that whole system a miss, although kudos to the thought police for thinking it up.

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