2009-06-27
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quote 08:40:50
“ My Lords, is my noble friend aware that, as a person over 60, I am continually bombarded with spam emails? They are always the same and are usually about penile extensions, Viagra or inkjet cartridges. Do I look like a man who requires inkjet cartridges? ”
Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate, in a debate on those over sixty and the internet in the Lords (via).
2009-02-24
Children: Social Networking Sites: | House of Lords debates
link 16:48:00
Via Dan Hon, the source of the quotes that the Daily Mail picked up on today (see my previous entry): a House of Lords debate on the 12th of February. Her remarks conclude:
Of course we cannot turn back the clock, nor would that be any solution to maximising the individual’s potential in this new century. However, surely the Government could consider investing in some kind of initiative, the goal of which would be the identification of realistic alternatives—be it in the classroom, on the screen, in conjunction with the media, or in society as a whole—for developing a sense of privacy and identity and, above all, a real appreciation of friendship.
