British government is putting into effect a hugely expensive plan ($2.5 billion over the next 10 years, the cost to be passed on to travelers) to collect a wide variety of data on every traveler daring to enter or leave those sceptered isles, whether by air, sea or ground (the Chunnel).

How wide? Well, everything from name, rank and serial number to your rap sheet, FBI file, automobile license plate and credit card number. And who knows, probably your FaceBook page and that New Year's-party video your neighbor posted on YouTube. Up to 53 different pieces of information, which will be recorded when you buy a ticket to or from the UK. And the Brits will keep the information for as long as they please.
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