I'm fingerprinted, DNA sample taken, all kept on file and readily accessible by any government body who would wish to gain access to it. It had to be done for a previous job.
SmallBeard said:
RB73 said:
I have no problem with this, everyone living legally on this island shouldn't.
Worried about finger printing eh, anyone use a fuel reward card, carry a mobile phone, drive their car around any of the major cities or between them, carry an Oyster card, use the Internet too name a few.
Very true, actually. We are basically being tracked wherever we go, and whatever we do. It's just part of life nowadays.
I'm not convinced being tracked I the correct word. Being tracked suggests somebody is making an effort to follow your every move to either find you or find something out about you.
What we are doing these days is leave a lot more footprints and clues lying around so if somebody wanted to track us it would be a whole lot easier for them, provided that they have the relevant authority to gain access to the clues we have left behind.
There are some very strict laws in this country around control of personal data, and all these footprints you leave behind from your mobile phone, internet usage, credit card usage etc.. have to be held securely and can only be released based on a court order, (or of course if someone hacks into the system
).
Personally I don't have a problem leaving clues lying around all over the place, I do not intend on doing anything that should mean anyone needs to start tracking me. There are plenty of people who are of far more interest to the authorities than lowly old me