.net column: I read the news today, oh boy
Another of my .net columns has made its way to them thar internets:
There were four interesting news stories this week. The Home Office decided that it fancied a giant central database of everybody’s internet activity, something that would be perfect for data mining in search of thought crimes. A student was detained for six days under antiterrorist legislation for downloading documents from the US Department of Justice website. A well-intentioned but badly drafted new law could put manga fans in prison as suspected kiddie-fiddlers. And Boris Johnson banned booze on the London Underground. Only one of these caused UK internet users to take to the streets in mass protest. Can you guess which one?
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Heather on January 22nd, 2009
How long have you been looking for an excuse to use that as your post title?
Gary on January 22nd, 2009
Oh, years. I suspect I’ll have to wait even longer to use my new must-use headline: OBAMA LLAMA DING DONG.
Squander Two on January 23rd, 2009
Make it OBAMA LAMA DING DONG and you probably won’t have to wait more than a few minutes.