tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707444165003305798.post727653667099756903..comments2023-10-24T17:21:16.565+02:00Comments on Sounds in the Hickory Wind: Another Freedom GoneThe Hickory Windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02099970252405596982noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707444165003305798.post-81982736459152735732009-11-09T10:30:42.596+01:002009-11-09T10:30:42.596+01:00The crooks will just steal phones or clone them in...The crooks will just steal phones or clone them instead of buying them pre-paid, or give a false identity for the number of their phone. It's not too hard to get around this law, but the law-abiding have no motivation to do so, not until they're picked up because someone the police are watching dialled their number by mistake.<br /><br />As I say, I'm not paranoid and it's not the end of the world, just another irritating little reminder that our leaders don't care about our freedom.<br /><br />The opposition Popular Party (centre right) is ahead in the polls but there won't be elections for another 2 1/2 years, so I'll have to put with all this utopia at least until then.The Hickory Windhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02099970252405596982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1707444165003305798.post-84139262598584747072009-11-09T07:47:13.684+01:002009-11-09T07:47:13.684+01:00Bad stuff. I like to think they wouldn't get a...Bad stuff. I like to think they wouldn't get away with that over here. I can't see how it would work. I use a prepaid phone which my daughter gave me 4 years ago when she thought it was too old. I could top up from any atm or supermarket, though I usually do it through the phone itself on a credit card. I don't see how such a phone can identify a person.<br /><br />Is there a prospect of your left-wing paradise being overthrown any time soon?Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297306807695767580noreply@blogger.com