They ARE watching you... you're not paranoid.

Data Retention

Data Retention was too boring a title for this post to get your attention I thought... ;) but that's what this is about.

Put simply, the powers that be in Europe want access to your data - who you've been calling and emailing and where you were with your mobile phone!

And if you live in Ireland then you may already be effectively 'under surveilance' - not to be too paranoid about it...!

Digital Rights Ireland have some great articles about Data Retention, a good starting point is:
Data Retention in Europe: The story so far

They provide a sample letter urging your MEP (Member of the European Parliament)to vote against the Data Retention proposal, which you can use to help draft your own letter.

Digital Rights Ireland also give a link to a site where you can identify the MEP you should write to about Data Retention .

And they link to an online petition - data retention is no solution

If you read this, please consider sending a letter. I never write letters but I'm going to write one on this issue. That's a promise. Now I have to do it. ;)