You’re going to fight the online storage of data by asking us all to sign up to Facebook? A social networking site which recently tried to claim the rights to anything posted on it, in perpetuity?

From the BBC Site Mr Killock said the directive was passed only by “stretching the law”.

The EU passed it by “saying it was a commercial matter and not a police matter”, he explained.

“Because of that they got it through on a simple vote, rather than needing unanimity, which is required for policing matters,” he said.

He added: “It was introduced in the wake of the London bombings when there was a sense of shock in Europe. It was used to push people in a particular direction.”

Oh yes, the old shock doctrine. Never fails.

I’m a little downcast if Facebook and the No. 10 petitition site are the best we can do here. The ORG link is informative but I’m not seeing any infomation on what real action can be taken – even something basic like if there’s a particular person to write to would be helpful.

The RIP Act 2000 already compels ISPs in the UK to record traffic.

Hi there,

Yes, a group and a petition are hardly enough to deal with the massive tasks ahead, and this message was simply an update we put out today to supporters. So my apologies if it’s only a first step to help us keep in touch: we, No2ID and others will be piling on the pressure as IMP moves onto the public agenda, and asking for many more concrete actions in the weeks to come.

Sally is correct

http://willrhodesportmanteau.com/2009/04/06/proof-that-the-uk-government-is-a-corporate-entity/