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America facilitating for the UK Census?

Karen Sumser-Lupson | 26.05.2008 14:45 | Repression | Social Struggles | Terror War | London | South Coast

UK-USA 2011 UK CENSUS CONCERNS: The House of Commons Treasury Committee has expressed strong concerns that if the 2011 UK census is run by a US company that the data could be accessed by USA security and law enforcement agencies:

UK-USA 2011 UK CENSUS CONCERNS: The House of Commons Treasury Committee has expressed strong concerns that if the 2011 UK census is run by a US company that the data could be accessed by USA security and law enforcement agencies: House of Commons Treasury Committee: Counting the population: "We remain concerned that the personal information gathered through the 2011 Census could be subject to the United States Patriot Act and therefore we ask the Government to take clear legal advice and advice from the US State Department and to publish it in response to this Report.": The parent company Raytheon USA, has 73,000 employees world-wide and describes itself as:"a technology leader specialising in defence, homeland security, and other government markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning more than 80 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration, and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; command, control, communications and intelligence systems

Great this is all we need!

Karen Sumser-Lupson
- e-mail: karen.lupson@btopenorld.com
- Homepage: http://www.celticheritagetrust.org.uk

Comments

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Just ignore it

27.05.2008 15:38

Seriously, anyone daft enough to give any information to this government without putting up a fight get's what they deserve. Once you give them info, you have lost all control over it.

Just ignore the forms, they can't prove that you recieved them.

Steve


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