Travel plans 'to be tracked' by UK Government

All travel plans to be tracked by Government Anyone departing the UK by land, sea or air will have their trip recorded and stored on a database for a decade. Passengers leaving every international sea port, station or airport will have to supply detailed personal information as well as their travel plans. (link via telegraph.co.uk)

This news makes me so depressed that I just want to cry. This isn't the way British society should be. What on earth has happened to our freedoms?