Livestock of the state
I have lost count of the number of times I have written to my GP to make it clear that I do not want my medical records to be 'shared' (which I naturally take to mean either 'sold to the highest bidder' or 'used covertly for some repellent social-engineering purpose', or possibly both).
Every time the government changes the scheme's name one's objection appears to be reset; presumably they hope eventually to wear people down or catch them out.
There have been some comments, presumably from collectivists, which suggest (as did the Telegraph article, which is a fine example of ruling class tops-downism) that we the people are no more than the livestock of the state, to be dealt as the farmers see fit, and that the NHS must 'crack down on hysterics' who don't like their data being 'shared'.
To those people I would say: you belong in East Germany in the 1970s; the world is shaking off your curse, and the harm that you can still do is steadily diminishing, together with your relevance.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
