Data Death:

"Those who believe in the benefits of the online world must act rapidly and effectively to turn the current backlash against its perceived insecurity into well-informed votes of customer confidence in those who practice, not just preach, secure information sharing."

Such were the words of Philip Virgo, secretary-general of the joint Parliament and IT industry body Eurim , in his Computerweekly.com blog, as he surveyed the wreckage of public trust in government IT following the 'two disks in the post' debacle.

For the full text of his trenchant analysis, 'Death by data protection', see: http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/when-IT-meets-politics/2007/11/death-by-data-protection-1.html .