Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Earl of Northesk (Conservative). It was answered on Tuesday, 18 July 2006.
Privacy: Pervasive Computing
- Question
- My Lords, does the Minister agree that the issue is as much about ownership of the huge amount of data routinely collected about all of us as it is about privacy? If so, what stance do the Government take on the questionable legality of the Home Office authorising the DNA database to be used by the Forensic Science Service to research whether race and ethnicity can be determined from DNA samples?
- Answer
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My Lords, the Question was about pervasive computing, which is a specific area. The whole area of data protection is covered by the Data Protection Act 1998. Pervasive computing is a completely different subject.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 684 c1118
- Session
- 2005-06
- Oral question type
- Supplementary
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- ICT Privacy Security Microprocessors
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