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    New BBC Drama on the Dangers of the Database State

    This Sunday, 17th February, at 9pm, BBC 1 begins a new five-part
    thriller based in the database state. 'The Last Enemy', starring Robert
    Carlyle and Benedict Cumberbatch, is set in the near future where ID
    cards and government control through centralised databases is a reality.

    You may believe you have nothing to hide but what is perfectly legal now may put you behind bars in 10 or 20 years time.
    This week's media scramble on the Unique Learner Number and lifelong retention of children's records shows that all too often we wake up too late.

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    Re: New BBC Drama on the Dangers of the Database State

    Quote Originally Posted by Brian Doolan View Post
    This Sunday, 17th February, at 9pm, BBC 1 begins a new five-part
    thriller based in the database state. 'The Last Enemy', starring Robert
    Carlyle and Benedict Cumberbatch, is set in the near future where ID
    cards and government control through centralised databases is a reality. .
    I saw a review of it last week on the newsnight review - Ekow Eshun thought it was rubbish, basically, and he convinced me.

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    Re: New BBC Drama on the Dangers of the Database State

    Its not a new idea certainly - 1984 anyone ? - but it is usually an interesting topic, I might watch one to see what its like.


    Its not all bad... Interestingly the recent law changes toward "fair use" of CDs you buy - i.e. ripping them as mp3's - has seen the UK come ahead of most other countries in Europe as our government has so far refused to introduce a "piracy tax" on mp3 players, blank cds and the like. Go labour , go labour etc...

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    Re: New BBC Drama on the Dangers of the Database State

    Anything that provides an opportunity for people reflect on where we're heading with state surveillance is good. Whether it will actually shock anyone out of their complaicency is another matter. After all, there are so many people who just don't have anything to hide, aren't there?

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    Re: New BBC Drama on the Dangers of the Database State

    Did anyone watch it then?

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    Re: New BBC Drama on the Dangers of the Database State

    Quote Originally Posted by DavidJames View Post
    Did anyone watch it then?
    Yes! It started a little slow but the pace picked up, with plenty of disperate threads that start to come together with more drama towards the end of the episode. Not sure about the sex in the middle though - seemed an unlikely senario.

    The next episode should be good. Worth watching on iPlayer over the weekend if you missed it.

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