The police (in the UK) do keep a databases on people who have been convicted
of a crime or suspected to be involved in criminal activities and it's
probable that they keep some information about everybody. They also keep
records about people involved in subversive politics. As more and more
organisations keep databases, the police will be be able to draw up a
complete picture of a person from information obtained from banks,
businesses and government organisations. You do need to register with the
local government to vote (and obtain a voting card) and everyone in a
household is required by law to do so.
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> From: Roxana Kreimer[SMTP:anaspinoza@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Reply To: foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: 30 September 1999 07:09
> To: foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: Information
>
> Thanks for your answer:
>
> >People don't have identity cards in the United Kingdom. They might be
> >introduced when the European Union becomes more closely integrated, and
> some
> >people here consider this a reason to resist further integration.
>
> But (Roxana asks): that means that the police does not have information
> about you? Does this happen in other countries? In spite of the police
> document, you have a document to vote and to do comercial exchanges? In
> Argentina the police has a car with a computer with all your police story.
> You are not obliged to carry your document, and they cannot take you to
> the
> police unless they see you steeling, but probably you will have problems
> if
> they cannot identifie you with de card.
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>
> >
>
of a crime or suspected to be involved in criminal activities and it's
probable that they keep some information about everybody. They also keep
records about people involved in subversive politics. As more and more
organisations keep databases, the police will be be able to draw up a
complete picture of a person from information obtained from banks,
businesses and government organisations. You do need to register with the
local government to vote (and obtain a voting card) and everyone in a
household is required by law to do so.
> ----------
> From: Roxana Kreimer[SMTP:anaspinoza@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Reply To: foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: 30 September 1999 07:09
> To: foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: Information
>
> Thanks for your answer:
>
> >People don't have identity cards in the United Kingdom. They might be
> >introduced when the European Union becomes more closely integrated, and
> some
> >people here consider this a reason to resist further integration.
>
> But (Roxana asks): that means that the police does not have information
> about you? Does this happen in other countries? In spite of the police
> document, you have a document to vote and to do comercial exchanges? In
> Argentina the police has a car with a computer with all your police story.
> You are not obliged to carry your document, and they cannot take you to
> the
> police unless they see you steeling, but probably you will have problems
> if
> they cannot identifie you with de card.
> >> ----------
>
> >
>