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Privacy issue will dictate data debate

01 July 2008

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Privacy issue will dictate data debate (Computing, link):

"What might the government learn about each of us were it to piece together fragments of our lives scattered across disparate departmental databases? The fundamental principle of data protection legislation is that personal data should only be used for the purpose for which it was originally recorded. Excessive cross-matching would be a clear and controversial infringement - but you can be sure the government will look for more situations where it can claim that the benefits outweigh the risks."

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