Pseudonymisation of identities in BT's projected NHS Spine

[David Hansen]

On 18 Jun 2007 at 14:22, Adrian Midgley wrote:

> This is to be done by software from Sapior, whose managing director,
> Robert Navarro, assures us it is adequate to the currently envisaged
> or declared task.  (Pulse, newspaper for GPs this week)

Whether it is adequate and whether it is adequate for the currently
envisaged or designed task are two very distinct questions.

Given the total lack of brain the NHS have demonstrated for years,
anyone remember Red Herring, it is unlikely that they can envisage
anything useful. I have no idea about the currently declared task, but
assume it was devised by the same bods responsible for all the cockups
we hear about.

These things are certainly not adequate. A case in point is the stupid
database in England on all children, which will allow thousands of
officials to prey on children. I see that they now propose that 
children of "famous" people will be "shielded". Why should "famous" 
people be exempt? Presumably what this means is that any Tom, Dick and 
Harriet official will not be allowed to find out that Mr Liar's 
daughter tried to kill herself, but they will be able to find out that 
the daughters of plebs tried to kill themself.



-- 
  David Hansen, Edinburgh 
 I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents 
me   
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