Big Brother doesn't have to bother watching you...

So, even Radiohead's Thom Yorke is a little worried about government files on his activities. And why shouldn't he be. After the herding of peaceful protestors into Oxford Street on Mayday, and the apparent randomness that governs whether or not the police can take DNA samples from you, it would be a little silly not to be. When even the New Scientist is getting worried, that, I think, is a sign that we shoudl maybe have another look at what's going on...