Census 2011: Is Big Brother watching from across the Atlantic?
 

I heard an interesting rumour about the 2011 census recently.

The company doing the data processing for the 2011 census is a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, who are a US company, and subject to the provisions of US Law (including FISA and PATRIOT). So if the US government want to take a look at our census details Lockheed Martin could be required to hand them over and there's not a whole lot the British government could do about it except fine them after the event.

Anyone got a better understanding of the US legal system care to comment??

Keith.

Re: Census 2011: Is Big Brother watching from across the Atlantic?
 

Not a rumour as far as the operators go. As far as the data snooping goes I couldn't say.

Though it's worth remembering that there is a long (rumoured) history of US intelligence spying on UK citizens and vice versa and then feeding interesting tit-bits back between governments just so both can say "oh no, we don't spy on our own citizens". I suspect anything found in the census would be of very limited intelligence value compared to what they (tinfoil) already have.

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If you know this - ie that the data you complete on your confidential form will go to a foreign government, does that make it Treason to complete and fill in the form?

Re: Census 2011: Is Big Brother watching from across the Atlantic?
 

Think that depends whether you consider your personal details to be state secrets under the Official Secrets Act or somesuch :D

If you've been fooling us all along and you're actually the head of MI5 then they may just be :D

Re: Census 2011: Is Big Brother watching from across the Atlantic?
 

If you've been to Amerika recently, last 8 years, they have your thumbprint and retinal scan already.

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According to the Census info I know, after processing they will be subject to the 100 years locked away in a dark place not available for reading.

That counts as Confidential to me - and surely Treason can be applied to handing Confidential Documents to a Foreign Agency/

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been a few times and they dont have either :)

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I don't mean crossing the Rio Grande at night.

Re: Census 2011: Is Big Brother watching from across the Atlantic?
 

Really? How did you get past customs?

Re: Census 2011: Is Big Brother watching from across the Atlantic?
 

Well they got my scans, I had a choice, comply and allow them taken or go home