We seem to have hit a slow writing period. Is it the outburst spring (or fall down under) or yet another blue moon? Tree will drink and sharpen his pencil...
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It looks normal to me.
But you're in the wrong side there : only English people are driving like this ...
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And the rest of us!
When I was in Europe recently my left hand kept shooting over and hitting the door, looking for the gear stick
News to me Jacks....
Though nothing would surprise me...
I did see this as an idea floated by the Tories. Very bad news if it comes to pass, supposedly targeted at terrorism and extreme porn, but it will hit everyone. Still, this sort of plan has been raised before.
windar
Teller of Tales
In dog years, right?Ah well.
If I suddenly disappear you'll all know that I've been lying about my age, and that I'm really only 17
But seriously, would CF be covered under this? They only mentioned films which would be classified for over 18 (the equivalent of X-rated in the US, I suppose), but what about art and stories?
The forums might fly under the radar then. It's really a matter of how big their brush is.In dog years, right?
But seriously, would CF be covered under this? They only mentioned films which would be classified for over 18 (the equivalent of X-rated in the US, I suppose), but what about art and stories?
In dog years, right?
Leap years...
Probably. I live in what's known as a 'Nanny State'.
From the Wired article, that looks rather scary, mainly from a privacy point of view. With the recent Cambridge Analytics data issues involving Facebook, this looks suspiciously like a database holding potentially sensitive information on the peccadillos and personal interests of individuals. How many people want to be in an Ashley Madison type leak? I can perhaps see an age verification thing, but the logging and storing of which websites you visit seems a bit of a privacy overreach.
In Canada the main ISPs are pushing censorship and website blocking, but here it is ostensibly to "prevent piracy" - in other words, it's a money grab and control issue. In both the Canadian and UK cases, the censorship is being proposed to function without judicial oversight, which is problematic when the individual freedom to use the Internet and individual privacy are at stake.
In Canada the main ISPs are pushing censorship and website blocking, but here it is ostensibly to "prevent piracy" - in other words, it's a money grab and control issue. In both the Canadian and UK cases, the censorship is being proposed to function without judicial oversight, which is problematic when the individual freedom to use the Internet and individual privacy are at stake.
Also, when I say things like "a bit of an overreach", and "kind of problematic", please remember that I went to English schools with British teachers, and have that sense of understatement. Wragg, Eul, Bob, and Phlebas will understand the corresponding sense of alarm I actually feel about this. To put it in Canadian terms, I'm a little annoyed.
To put it in Canadian terms, I'm a little annoyed.
My worry is that it will show on the 'Disclosure and Barring Service' checks that you have to have before you can get a job, even as a tea-boy in a brothel
That could lead to an interesting natter with the gu'vor!
Also, when I say things like "a bit of an overreach", and "kind of problematic", please remember that I went to English schools with British teachers, and have that sense of understatement. Wragg, Eul, Bob, and Phlebas will understand the corresponding sense of alarm I actually feel about this.
They make these noises from time to time and we must push back. Once they start keeping registers and having opt in access to specific sites that's the end of groups like this, unless we can find ways around it. I don't particularly want to be scurrying from shadow to shadow for the rest of my online days!
Some of us are respectable people in real life!
For one.My worry is that it will show on the 'Disclosure and Barring Service' checks that you have to have before you can get a job as a tea-boy in a brothel
That could lead to an interesting natter with the gu'vor!
Damn, I am glad I have retired!!!My worry is that it will show on the 'Disclosure and Barring Service' checks that you have to have before you can get a job, even as a tea-boy in a brothel
That could lead to an interesting natter with the gu'vor!
windar
Teller of Tales
Or in New York terms, "This is fuckin' nuts!"
How are the tips?
The absurd thing is it won't affect pay sites, because the credit card you use to pay will be considered age verification in itself.They make these noises from time to time and we must push back. Once they start keeping registers and having opt in access to specific sites that's the end of groups like this, unless we can find ways around it. I don't particularly want to be scurrying from shadow to shadow for the rest of my online days!
Some of us are respectable people in real life!
The government wants to impose on porn sites a system of age verification for users. Sites which do not comply will be flouting the legislation and liable to a fine. It is in the interest of the industry for sites to comply and encourage access by users, which is why MindGeek are developing a registration system (MindGeek owns PornHub and other sites.) The result will be a database of all UK registered users accessing porn sites.
windar
Teller of Tales
Only a very few such sites are based in the UK, so collecting the fines will not be a trivial undertaking.
Tumescent, thanks!
It'll come in the US soon enough, I suspect. Computers can, so computers do.
Let's be honest, if Big Brother is interested he knows perfectly well about us merry bans of Cruxforumers already.