Tag: controlled and manipulated

NOVANEWS Dear Reader, You may not have noticed… But in November, Britain passed a new ‘extreme surveillence’ law. Bear in mind… we already have more CCTV cameras than anywhere in the world. And GCHQ already read our emails and tap our phones. But these new laws – passed under The Investigatory Powers Act, “legalises a whole range of tools for snooping and hacking by the security services unmatched by any other country in western Europe or even the US.” And the law passed with barely a whimper.  No headlines. No protests. Why? Because we’re all used to just sitting down and taking it. The majority of people have become used to this ‘soft totalitarianism’. As with our freedom, our money.  The authorities want you to spend everything you’ve got. They punish you for saving with near...