A quarter of all government databases are illegal and should be
scrapped or redesigned, according to a report.
The Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust says storing information leads to
vulnerable people, such as young black men, single parents and
children, being victimised.
It says the UK's "database state" wastes billions from the public
purse and often breaches human rights laws.
See: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7955205.stm
This is an interesting critique of the various Government's database
programs
Ibrahim Hasan
Director
Act Now Training Limited
www.actnow.org.uk
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