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Dutch to Open Electronic Files on Children

Posted by samzenpus on from the we've-always-been-at-war-with-eurasia dept.

Del writes "The Dutch government plans to open an electronic file on every child at birth as a tool to spot and protect the troubled kids of the future. All citizens will be tracked from cradle to grave in a single database - including health, education, family and police records."

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  1. What They Don't Tell You Is... by JohnPerkins · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...that each child will have to carry their own information in a frisbee glued to their backs.

  2. Wow by DaveV1.0 · · Score: 4, Funny

    One stop Identity-theft shopping!

    Weee!

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