London to Paris

I've taken the plunge and put my name down for the London to Paris bike ride in July. Those of you who know me will understand why I intend to get my shorts sponsored by 'CAUTION - WIDE LOAD'. Time to blow the cobwebs off my bicycle...

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The loyalty card police are on their way

The Telegraph is carrying a report on the new Europol powers to gather data from any source they need.

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WMDs? What WMDs?

The register is carrying a fascinating piece about weapons of mass destruction, but they're not in Iraq as you might expect...

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Now that's what I call a shopping list

The Identity & Passport Service has published a Prior Information Notice (PIN) for the ID Cards procurement process, which seems to include everything except the kitchen sink. More details here.

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Misappropriation and misuse of identity

Kim has posted up a disturbing but insightful tale of just how bad 'identity theft' - a concept I still believe does not exist - can be. It is far more accurately described here as 'identity rape'. Not a pleasant term, but a far more accurate description of the misappropriation of identity data from the victim's perspective.

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Why Keith Richards is my hero

You have to respect a man who views brain surgery in the way that Keith Richards does. As the late great Bill Hicks once said - 'when the bomb goes off, all that will be left is cockroaches and Keith'.

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Highwest is back!

It's odd. I try ignoring the blog for a few months, and suddenly it starts gaining a lot of interest. Maybe the secret to an award-winning blog is not to blog anything. Anyway, I'm back, and hopefully if the postings are sufficiently regular, I'll have no readers at all very soon!

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