So when the inventor takes their message to heart and comes up with a brand new equal opportunities irritant that can annoy the hell of out of anyone of any age, you'd think they would cheer the good news. Oh no.
"I think we need urgent research and regulation by the authorities," said the shamefully ungrateful director of Liberty, Shami Chakrabati to the BBC. "It's not going to stop determined criminals. It could cause damage to the rest of us and certainly make our lives a bit of a misery."
But the manufacturers are crying all the way to the bank, as the credit crunch could mean a boom time for the devices. Simon Morris, commercial director of the device maker Compound Security Systems, enthused: "It will be good for us in the long run because the less money people have, the more likely they are to start going out and causing trouble." There's something to ponder, Mr Darling.
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