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Ipsos iris – Bribing the Public to Install Spyware

Tech

Ipsos MORI, longtime UK Government collaborator on “Market Research” matters, including pseudo-random households getting letters inviting them to COVID-19 studies on behalf of the Government to get tested, have a new scheme going.It is called Ipsos iris (and I’m sure the eye reference is just a complete coincidence) and they are emailing (copy) the public […]

UK Government – Ways to Increase Adherence to Social Distancing – March 2020

COVID-19

Back in March 2020 the following document (mirror) on the Government website under the “Coronavirus (COVID-19) Research and Analysis” section was published. Prepared by the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (or SAGE, as they do love their contrived acronyms) and titled “Options for increasing adherence to social distancing measures”, it sets out a list of […]

UK Government and Compulsory Vaccination – July 2020

COVID-19

Here is a document (mirror) on the Government’s website where it appears four “academics” have been consulted to submit evidence to legally allow compulsory vaccinations for COVID-19.In the document (COV0220) entitled “Compulsory vaccination for Covid-19 and human rights law” and dated 22/07/2020, they (the academics) base their case on two key principles based on “parity […]

UK Behavioural Insights Team Document – November 2020

COVID-19

The UK Behavioural Insights Team which operates in partnership with the UK Government Cabinet Office has produced a document (mirror) that outlines how Slovakia tested its whole population for COVID-19. How did they achieve this? The document explains, and here is a quoted section entitled “Incentives and Enforcement”:The Slovak government opted for a very effective […]