UK Household Longitudinal Study

Skybird · 01-17-08, 02:51 AM

The UK plans to abandon the metjhod of census due to too many errors and short longevity of data. Instead, they want to closely monitor a representative sample of 40.000 households/100.000 individuals over a period of several years, no: decades, with regular (at least yearly) questioning on even private issues, and taking genetic samples.

And this in a country that has shown us very seriuous security leaks with sensitive data last year. The selected sample of population will need to be naked and transparent to the authorities.

This points the way into a nightmare, no matter what the arguments in favour of it are. It is about total control by the state, total transparency of people's private sphere, and where they say they need this data to form better policies they reveal an intention to make the state the super-nanny that nobody can live without that Americans so often make mockery of, regarding Europe.

http://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/ukhls/
http://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/ukhls/consult1/

Next step that is to be expected is that participiation in this project is being made obligatory and legal ways to object being made unavailable - only a question of time. you can take me by my word in some years when they start with it.

As long as common sense does not take over and the thing gets buried.

01-17-08, 02:51 AM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	UK Household Longitudinal Study The UK plans to abandon the metjhod of census due to too many errors and short longevity of data. Instead, they want to closely monitor a representative sample of 40.000 households/100.000 individuals over a period of several years, no: decades, with regular (at least yearly) questioning on even private issues, and taking genetic samples. And this in a country that has shown us very seriuous security leaks with sensitive data last year. The selected sample of population will need to be naked and transparent to the authorities. This points the way into a nightmare, no matter what the arguments in favour of it are. It is about total control by the state, total transparency of people's private sphere, and where they say they need this data to form better policies they reveal an intention to make the state the super-nanny that nobody can live without that Americans so often make mockery of, regarding Europe. http://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/ukhls/ http://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/ukhls/consult1/ Next step that is to be expected is that participiation in this project is being made obligatory and legal ways to object being made unavailable - only a question of time. you can take me by my word in some years when they start with it. As long as common sense does not take over and the thing gets buried. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.