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MEPs Set To Vote On Plan For Intrusive Information GatheringMoves are afoot in the European Parliament (21st November 2007) for some seriously intrusive information gathering. As this BBC report shows, the EP is set to vote on whether census data should be amended to ask more 'probing' questions (sorry about the pun) about the sexual history of women across the European Union. On the one hand, this topic apears to have very little in common with a website about the perils of identity theft. However, a basic tenent of the identity theft problem is that if the information has not been collected, organised and stored, it cannot be misused. Whilst I have no doubt that the current MEPs voting on this topic will want to see the information used only in the most competent and respectful manner, future generations may not be so careful. We would also ask about the relevance and reliability of such data. Both sexes are well known to lie to friends, family and current partners about their histories. What makes MEPs think that these or any people will want to be truthful to a government agency? Quite simply, this seems like it has the potential to be intrusive information gathering across the entire EU. Go to:
EU Identity Theft News
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