Big Brother HAS arrived!

The following came as an almost casual afterthought in an article on a separate subject in this morning's The Times, linked here: "The Conservatives also demanded the immediate suspension of a new government electronic database that holds the personal details of every child in England. The £224 million ContactPoint register, which is due to be launched in April, lists the names, addresses, schools, GPs and, where applicable, social worker of the children. Where parents or children give consent, it could also include more sensitive information about whether children have used sexual or mental health services or had treatment for substance abuse...... ContactPoint will be password-protected, but the password will be available to around 330,000 vetted users." Two items immediately come to mind: Firstly; how can any system with 330,000 users possibly ever be secure? Secondly; why should 330,000 people be allowed such all encompassing intimate personal details on CHILDREN? Even this old cynic is horrified!!