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Monday, November 12, 2012

Big Brother UK: 8 million children recorded on massive secret database

Russia Today
November 12, 2012

A newly uncovered clandestine computer network, known as the ‘One System,’ can reportedly share children’s personal details across different UK agencies, including age, sex, address and their school behavior records – all without parents ever knowing.

One of Britain’s biggest government contractors has created a database containing the personal details of 8 million children, the Sunday Times revealed.

The database was created by Capita – a company specializing in IT systems – and includes information on a child’s sex, age, exam results, if they have special needs, bad behavior like absenteeism and how many minutes late they are to lessons.

This information can then be shared with numerous agencies, including the police, the NHS and child protection units and charities, all without parental consent.

Teachers collect data on all children, not just ones deemed to be at risk. This includes recording how many minutes late they are for class.

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