> But the way things are going you'll soon need your ID card number to log
> on to the www which of course will only contain government approved
> information, and I'm only half joking.

As in China. Next will come controls over use of the WWW, they will
justify it as a measure to catch paedophiles, and combat terrorism,
stage two will be that ISP's will have to keep extensive records of
all internet activity, in ever greater detail, and for ever longer periods.
All P2P activity will be monitored, it's seen as a means of
illegally distributing copyright material, then VPN will come under
scrutiny, as will encryption. If you encrypt, then by definition
you are trying to hide something.
It's very relevant to broadband and VoIP groups.