In message , Frank Erskine 
 writes
>On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:11:36 +0100, Andy Hall <andyh@hall.nospam>
>wrote:
>
>>On 2008-06-29 00:49:19 +0100, Frank Erskine
>> said:
>>>
>>> That's not the point. My concern is that so many people have
>>> unfettered access to your records, not your access to your own
>>> records.
>>
>>Well, yes, they do, but what use can they make of it?
>
>That's irrelevant.
>
>If it's available, there'll always be somebody trying to find a use
>for it. This always happens.
>>
>
>>I know that security by obfuscation isn't a good principle, but I'm not
>>sure what the nanny state can do with knowing my blood group and lipid
>>profile.
>>
>That's fine if YOU want this information known...

Its all a small part of the bigger picture

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geoff