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I think the appalling state of government data security and this article are separate issues. I was actually pleasantly surprised that there was a fairly forwa
by andyn 18y ago
I think the appalling state of government data security and this article are separate issues.
I was actually pleasantly surprised that there was a fairly forward thinking web-based initiative being sponsored by the government. The data in the article is exactly the sort of information that should be freely available for "mashing up"*
* That phrase sounds a bit too Nathan Barley-esque to me.
- alecco 18y agoI agree on having that data publicly available. But note that data resides on the same systems the private data resides. A big mistake, just once, could mean an unprecedented breach. And I happen to know consultants working for the government here in London, you don't want to know how bad things are.