DNA database has too many flaws

I've been thinking about this post ever since yesterday morning, but every time I try and write it I start going on a rambling rant about the whole issue. So this is the umpteenth attempt at it.

Yesterday Lord Justice Sedley said that he felt every single person in Britain should have their DNA taken and placed on to a National DNA Database. Thankfully the government have said that there isn't any plans for such a database. Which bascially means that they have discussed it, but know it is fair too controversial to attempt without a landslide election win.

However, the Judge does have a point that it could help with detection of crimes. But, there are many flaws that will render this database as dangerously hopeless.

The first of these flaws is Human error. Could you imagine how many miscarriages of justice would happen if a slight mistake was entered on to the database by operators. After all, we see it all the time with medical diagnosis.

The second is the security of information. Do I really need to expand on this, as with every stage of a national database there has been concerns over this, escpecially with the children's database. The moment that any information is placed on a government computer it is not safe, the news that the Chinese have been attempting to hack into our goverment's supposedly secure network. Again, could you imagine the damage that a rogue nation could do with that information?

I know it sounds all very Jambes Bond-ish, but to have that amount of information stored about the general public in one place, and under attack from other nations let alone terrorist groups, makes the mind boggle.

Until those points can be answered the general public will never support the idea, and thats even before the human rights side of the arguement kicks in.