Nanny Knows Best  Nanny Knows Best  Tuesday, July 05, 2005
Nanny's Satellite  Nanny's SatelliteNanny gets a little jumpy
these days if she can't see what you're up to.  To some extent
she has already addressed this problem; by her extensive use of
CCTV, speed cameras and her proposed ID card scheme which will
contain all manner of data including your medical history.
However, Nanny doesn't feel that this is quite enough.
Therefore she is planning a new innovation, a satellite spy in
the sky which will monitor motorists speed.  That doesn't sound
too bad does it?  A satellite that monitors speed cannot really
do any harm, can it?  After all, what is the harm of merely
watching?  The attention seeking morons who submit themselves to
Big Brother don't seem to be harmed by it, do they?  However,
watching becomes dangerous when an element of control is added.
Nanny plans to add that control factor, by fitting cars with a
speed limiting device that will be controlled by her satellite.
When Nanny's satellite dec