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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. Re:I wish this was a joke by Rits · · Score: 0, Troll
    it's better for a hundred guilty to go free rather than one innocent be jailed.


    You also prefer a hundred children to get abused or killed, to prevent one parent from getting problems with the authorities when nothing is wrong?
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