More ID database shenanigans

Ho ho ho. Never saw this one coming, no really. Now the government is *not* planning to build a national ID database based on the national ID card scheme. But you can bet that the project already has cost the tax payer billions.

Oh no, instead they're going to turn it into a nationwide data sharing project, sucking up info from loads of different databases. Some watchers have pointed out the security concerns of opening up all these databases, but I wouldn't worry yet. It's not like they'll actually get a system capable of doing this up and running anytime soon. Whilst still costing the tax payer billions more of course. And some people will be charged for the ID card. Thanks!