[privacy] UK: Whitehall Moves to Create 'Super-Database'

[Drsolly]

On Sun, 14 Jan 2007, Fergie wrote:

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> Why does this strike me as a incredibly bad idea? :-)
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> Via The Telegraph.co.uk.

Because you didn't know how incredibly incompetent the UK Gov is at doing 
anything with computers. It'll cost 10 billion instead of the estimated 1 
billion, and it'll be delivered 20 years after schedule. And it won't 
work.
 
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> A huge Whitehall 'super-database' of people's personal details could be
> created in what the government says is a bid to improve public services.
> 
> The move would mean relaxing regulations that restrict different parts of
> government from sharing information.
> 
> Tony Blair is expected to unveil plans for the database in Downing Street
> on Monday, the BBC reports.
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> More:
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/01/14/ndata114.xm
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