I'm afraid it's just another inept move by the government. The populist right and the libertarian left are already gearing up to oppose it, just as they should, particularly considering not only the … (View Post)

No, but on the current foolhardy plans, they could potentially give Peter Thiel, an anti-democratic billionaire and one of the most dangerous individuals in the world, a huge amount of information on… (View Post)

"Palantir was founded by Peter Thiel with backing from the CIA’s venture capital arm, In-Q-Tel, and was designed to revive the Total Information Awareness (TIA) program, a DARPA initiative aimed… (View Post)

Some interesting information about who might be playing a mucb bigger role in handling your identity card details. Yes, it's everybody's favourite Bond villain, Peter Thiel. From the tech deals anoum… (View Post)

Morning, PB. What a shame that Radio 3's morning programme is becoming more and more indistinguishable from Classic FM's. Under Tim "Pepsi" Davie, BBC Radio's distinctiveness may start to g… (View Post)