Far be it from us here at KeepRightOnline to scrutinize the government's plans to have us all exist primarily on one massive MS Excel sheet [/endsarcasm] (because let's face it; no one in the public sector knows any better)- but this is truly shocking and diabolically dangerous to say the least.



The new ContactPoint database was launched today, after many delays due to security concerns and the realisation that it may not do anything at all with regard to it's primary purpose of, "enabling the delivery of coordinated support for children and young people"

So when the pioneer of the system reneges on his original reccommendation for the scheme; what justification does it have left? It was created following a recommendation from Lord Laming who led the inquiry into the death of Victoria Climbié in Haringey, North London, in 2000 who has now admitted the system would not stop children being abused.

At a cost of £224m, and following several disatrous government data losses, which experts at Deloitte say, can 'never be totally secure'- why do we continue to label, log and list the details of individuals, to no apparent gain- and every apparent risk?

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Right, so, here we are again. Another day, another sanctimonious imposition and eradication of our liberties by the government we all love to hate.

This morning wacqui Jacqui announced the new plans for government spies leaning over each of our shoulder's in a desperate attempt to see what we're doing online some kind of new fangled surveillance system to track and monitor each of our movements online.

Perhaps those who have nothing to hide, have nothing to fear

I hear you bellow? But what if we do have things to hide? What if we do want a tiny smidgen of privacy in our otherwise Orwellian lives?

I'm not talking anything sinister of course. I'm talking political views, commercially confidential information, our health troubles or indeed our personal dilemmas. Do we really want some ISP, data company or government employee pouring over these for subtle Al-Qaeda sympathies or paedophilic mission statements? (Right, Jacqui- let's have a butchers at the browser history on your PC!) Do we really think the erosion of our freedoms is the way to combat the current threats to our country?

I leave it dear reader, for you to decide. All I'm saying is...

Something ain't right!

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