Teenagers do not trust database to keep details confidential
Sarah Womack writes in the Daily Telegraph:
Teenagers say they might stop using contraception and abortion services because they do not trust the confidentiality of the new national children’s database.
Research by the Office of the Children’s Commissioner says the Children’s Information Sharing Index is causing anxiety and arousing suspicion.
Some of the young people polled felt that the sharing of information among doctors, teachers, social workers and the police could “exacerbate rather than solve” problems because confidential advice about abortions, obtaining contraceptives under age, or getting treatment for sexual diseases could get in the “wrong hands”.
September 8th, 2006 at 20:41
So it,s not just us cynical old bastard,s who don,t trust the government to keep our personal information safe.Still with a bit of luck Blair won,t be around for much longer,the only problem is who will replace him.
September 10th, 2006 at 22:15
It is likely to be the incredibly useless Gordon Brown who has decided that 8 pounds to change your name or address would make a handsome profit for him and the treasury. It is of course outrageous.
September 11th, 2006 at 21:32
Looks like one dickhead is being replaced by another dickhead.The major problem being that dickhead number 2 is a lot more expensive to run.