# FILE NAME: 00000796.soc # TITLE: Should there be a national database of all people in the UK? [81d76a3c0cb361fa0c0b5273eb9d7d29] # DESCRIPTION: # DATA TYPE: soc # MODIFICATION TYPE: original # RELATES TO: # RELATED FILES: # PUBLICATION DATE: 2025-10-12 # MODIFICATION DATE: 2025-10-12 # NUMBER ALTERNATIVES: 4 # NUMBER VOTERS: 5 # NUMBER UNIQUE ORDERS: 2 # ALTERNATIVE NAME 1: Statement 1 - There should not be a national database of all people in the UK. Aside from the legal implications of such a database, there are privacy issues that are of paramount importance. It is also the case that people have a right to be anonymous, provided there is no public interest in them being a known figure. In the event that there is a public interest in a person being a known figure, it is the responsibility of the authorities to ascertain that information themselves, rather than relying on a database that is compiled by the people themselves. # ALTERNATIVE NAME 2: Statement 2 - There should not be a national database of all people in the UK. Aside from the legal implications of such a database, there are privacy issues that are of paramount importance. It is also the case that people have a right to be anonymous, provided there is no public interest in them being a known figure. In the event that there is a public interest in a person being a known figure, it is the responsibility of the authorities to ascertain that information themselves, rather than relying on a database that is compiled by the people themselves. # ALTERNATIVE NAME 3: Statement 3 - There should not be a national database of all people in the UK. Aside from the legal implications of such a database, there are privacy issues that are of paramount importance. It is also the case that people have a right to be anonymous, provided there is no public interest in them being a known figure. In the event that there is a public interest in a person being a known figure, it is the responsibility of the authorities to ascertain that information themselves, rather than relying on a database that is compiled by the people themselves. # ALTERNATIVE NAME 4: Statement 4 - There should not be a national database of all people in the UK. Aside from the legal implications of such a database, there are privacy issues that are of paramount importance. It is also the case that people have a right to be anonymous, provided there is no public interest in them being a known figure. In the event that there is a public interest in a person being a known figure, it is the responsibility of the authorities to ascertain that information themselves, rather than relying on a database that is compiled by the people themselves. 4: 1,2,3,4 1: 4,3,2,1