The UK is one of the worlds better known free societies, but in the name of technology we are beginning to lose our freedoms.

The recent 90-day debate for terrorists was partially justified through the need to investigate hard drives for offending material.

Now we have the possibility (or more likely probability) that we will have a national camera network designed to monitor number plates. The aim is to ensure everybody has insurance, has taxed their vehicle and ultimately, it would seem, that everybody keeps within the speed limits.