Scottish government plan for 'super database' dealt a blow by ICO over privacy fears

Sooraj Shah
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Creating a database that is shared with local authorities could be a national identity scheme by default that could go against European rules, says head of ICO Scotland

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has warned that a super database that captures and stores data about Scottish citizens' health, which is then shared with other government bodies, would ...

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