Home Office minister boosts case against ID cards
In a story about two British men trying to get their DNA removed from the national database, the BBC has reiterated one of Home Officer minister Tony McNulty’s arguments against having a mandatory DNA database of the whole population:
“How to maintain the security of a database with 4.5m people on it is one thing. Doing that for 60m people is another,” he added.
Excellent point, Tony. And guess what - it applies exactly as much to ID cards as it does to DNA.
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