Here we go again!

So the ContactPoint database (see post of 28/1/09) is to be scrapped. Can't say I'm sorry, but I think the scrapping is itself a cause for concern. Firstly, it seems that this is yet another example of a government computer program which has cost a fortune, and simply failed to deliver. Secondly, the government say that the data is being destroyed "using government-approved security standards and processes". Given their track record over data confidentiality, this hardly fills me full of confidence.