Kablenet, here, and The Register, here, both update us about the above. So ... whoop-de-do. We - and our kids - can now all sleep easy in our beds knowing that the DCFS is going to be looking after the sensitive personal data of our children securely and safely.
But, hey, hang on a minute! Call me cynical but isn't the substance of this - "strict access control", "two stage authentication process", &c - exactly what was meant to be in place over at HMRC? And it didn't help much there did it? Not uncommon with this shower, but in truth this is little more than another manifestation of The Government's technological illiteracy and the "Gotta-be-seen-to-be-doing-something" syndrome that rears its ugly head so often.
But, hey, hang on a minute! Call me cynical but isn't the substance of this - "strict access control", "two stage authentication process", &c - exactly what was meant to be in place over at HMRC? And it didn't help much there did it? Not uncommon with this shower, but in truth this is little more than another manifestation of The Government's technological illiteracy and the "Gotta-be-seen-to-be-doing-something" syndrome that rears its ugly head so often.
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