Can any data be safe with the NHS
Any organisation (such as my local NHS Trust) which still uses Windows XP as its desktop platform is not able to hold data securely. I know there is a lot more to making data secure than a client operating system, but the OS is part of the picture and XP simply does not meet modern security standards.
Further, care.data seems to rely on nothing more than standard legislation to cover data protection. For an undertaking of this scale there should be specialised legislation that includes mandates and prohibitions on what can be done with the data, along with penal sanctions on individuals and organisations that violate the law.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
