37 million items of personal data went missing last year. 

Most of the data was lost by government officials but councils, NHS trusts, banks, insurance companies and chain stores also mislaid or published personal information about staff or members of the public. The details lost included those of names, addresses, passports, bank and mortgage accounts, credit cards, hospital records, dates of birth, national insurance numbers, driving licences and telephone numbers.  

2007 was the worst ever year for personal privacy. This record of data loss means we need a total rethink on data protection enforcement and an immediate end to the Identity database plan. The ID database project is now in serious question, because faith in the Government’s ability to handle personal data has hit crisis point. There is simply no way that any “democratic” government can expect the public to accept having their precious personal data stored in the world’s largest database when they are not confident that database will be safe.

Labour’s pathetic popular vote in the 2005 general election does not give them a moral mandate to introduce this creepy big brother scheme.

People are beginning to realise that the only way to stop abuse of confidential information is not to have to give it to the authorities in the first place. If enough people say “No, I will not cooperate”, then the ID database system simply cannot be implemented.