Friday, November 24, 2006

Uk: Children’s Database 'Secure' From Hackers

Famous last words...

Tom Stirling writes The [York] Press:

A database containing details of every child in York is safe from computer hackers, council chiefs have pledged.

The council's Child Index is designed to contain information on all the city's youngsters.

Government proposals to launch a nationwide version of the database have been slammed for opening up sensitive information to attack by hackers - and ignoring family values and privacy.

But York's own database, launched 18 months ago, is different, said Carol Runciman, the council's executive member for children's services.

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