ECO-TERROR
To Study Disease, Britain Plans a Genetic Census: In 2003, Britain plans to undertake the world's most ambitious study of the origins of disease.
Looking forward to the day when people will know their genetic makeups and request a precise picture of their risks of developing various diseases, the study organizers plan to assemble a database of medical information about 500,000 Britons, including their DNA.
[Não aprendem?!?!] Somebody stole backup tapes containing citizen's private information [In a town north east of Tokyo], five backup DAT tapes of the town office computer systems containing privacy data of approximately 9600 were stolen from a parked car of a computer maintenance service company. The tapes were on the way for off-site storage, and were in a metalic attache case. It seems that whoever stole the case mistook it for one containing money or some other valuables. (On the other hand, since the parking lot belongs to the computer maintenance company, we should not rule out that a serious cracker (or two?) stole the tapes to gain foothold into the national network.)