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**JamesTornC** · 11-30-2007, 01:04 PM

It's funny how Nick-Taylor has gone very quiet all of a sudden. I was so looking forward to saying "I TOLD YOU SO!" heh heh.

Shock horror, I have a life meaning I can't respond to your post at your convenience! Something for you to try I might suggest

As for this cock-up, its exactly that. From what has been said, regulations which were in place to stop this sort of issue were avoided/ignored and those directly involved at HMRC who sanctioned and acted upon this act should be put in front of a trial for what I consider a criminal violation of millions across the UK.

The bigger issue here is that there are far too many databases scattered across the country that allow far greater human interaction than is actually necessary. Instead one database would negate the requirement to send data across the country full-stop, and fewer people with access to the data makes it far more secure.

This whole problem reminds me of the 50mn records 'fouled up' in Japan earlier this year because of the exact same problem: too many databases with too much human interaction.

11-30-2007, 01:04 PM	#27
JamesTornC Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 319 Senior Member	It's funny how Nick-Taylor has gone very quiet all of a sudden. I was so looking forward to saying "I TOLD YOU SO!" heh heh. Shock horror, I have a life meaning I can't respond to your post at your convenience! Something for you to try I might suggest As for this cock-up, its exactly that. From what has been said, regulations which were in place to stop this sort of issue were avoided/ignored and those directly involved at HMRC who sanctioned and acted upon this act should be put in front of a trial for what I consider a criminal violation of millions across the UK. The bigger issue here is that there are far too many databases scattered across the country that allow far greater human interaction than is actually necessary. Instead one database would negate the requirement to send data across the country full-stop, and fewer people with access to the data makes it far more secure. This whole problem reminds me of the 50mn records 'fouled up' in Japan earlier this year because of the exact same problem: too many databases with too much human interaction.
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