The Weekly Gripe

Big brother is watching over you, information on file about you!

I am a man not a number

Your personal data?

Since the explosion of the Internet and online services for almost every product you could possibly want it is increasingly difficult to feel like an individual rather than an entry on a database.



Hello, citizen number 20-29178 here.  Have you ever wondered how much of your personal data is stored electronically? Probably not, however you really should consider it.

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23-4-2008Have already posted on the gripe about us heading towards a police state, but wanted to say that all the people who blithely say "if you've done nothing wrong you have nothing to fear" are burying their heads in the sand. I work for a smallish company & paid our corporation tax o...moregrumpyoldwoman
02-8-2007Should we so readily accept this barrage of required information in order to trade? The beastly number. All this automation and required information that is in place, is fitting in perfectly with the notorious "man's number" three sixes that revelation warns us of. First six: (Oneself)...moreAnonymous
15-7-2007Opinions, insecurities, your bank number, your sexuality. Emotional details, they're more personal, everyone has those other things.Six Nine
28-3-2007Six nine - what exactly would you call personal then if none of this is to you?Non existent
22-3-2007If that information is personal to you you're a bit a of a loser.Six Nine
09-3-2007Not that "personal", Eh? Information being shared. How often you shop, where, what you buy? What kind of car do you own, where do you fill up with petrol? Are you insured? How old are you? Are you married? What insurances do you have? How much do you earn? Where do you live? ...morePersonality
09-3-2007I am being serious, the information that is being shared is not that personal, get a life. "In the hands of the wrong kind of government, someone could be knocking at your door at 3am, taking you to an extermination camp. A database simplifies their task." How often does that happe...moreSix Nine
05-3-2007Storing the wrong information about you could damage your credit, your potential opportunities, your whole life. In the hands of the wrong kind of government, someone could be knocking at your door at 3am, taking you to an extermination camp. A database simplifies their taskBe careful with your info
05-3-2007Its not the phone calls that bother me its the fact that personal information has been "sold" on to other companies.Citizen: 20-29178
02-3-2007Six nine shup up. You are clearly not being serious you absolute MORON. GO AWAYYour Mother
23-2-2007"...this information is being used to exploit and manipulate us at every turn." Please do give more examples than just a few 'unwanted phone calls' you recieved from insurance companies. You are blowing things out of proportion, storing information stops crime. If you don'...moreSix Nine
19-2-2007Wow, that is really an amazing story. I always feel a bit awkward when I have to fill in a form with my national insurance number on it. I got one of those cards when I left school, but over the years I lost it and I have this niggling doubt - I wonder if I have been filling in the correct number ...moreI think I'm paranoid



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