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14 February 2008 19:34

Big Brother is SO watching you little Bro'

Information World Review revealed today, that in an experiment which apparently started in 2006, The UK government is to create a database that will hold the academic achievements of every citizen from the age of 14. The system has been under trial since Read More...
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29 October 2007 23:25

Prime Minister and the private sector non sequitur

IWR reported today on Gordon Brown's " talks tough on data sharing " - behind his curious non-sequitur: "We should not fear the advent of the information age, and it should not lead us to abandon or fear for our values," lay some good news (possibly). Read More...
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11 October 2007 16:34

Home Office Minister responsible for Identity adds more power to her arm

And yes that mouthful really is Home Office Minister Meg Hillier's full title. This blog has constantly warned against the dangers of ID Cards with biometrics, the National Identity Register (NIR) and the sharing of data by government departments . Now Read More...
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25 September 2007 08:21

iNG in minority over DNA database

BBC's Panorama dealt with the DNA database yesterday and this post was intended to be simply a link to the programme - Give us your DNA: Someone is added to the UK DNA database every minute, including people who have not been charged with any offence. Read More...
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18 September 2007 22:30

Should your DNA be archived for ever?

The Open Rights Group (ORG) and Sky News both reports calls from "Boffins" (Sky News) or - more precisely, "the Nuffield Council on Bioethics " for a change in the law to stop the police keeping DNA samples from innocent people. As ORG says, The authors Read More...
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