Charles on… anything that comes along

The first is in the Saturday magazine…Gadget clinic

Charles Arthur answers your gadget questions

and something I tried out for the Tech section: Technophile

We have no idea what OSD stands for, but this is a clever box of tricks that handles video brilliantly

Next, some Free Our Data’ing: What has happened to the trading funds report?

A hotly awaited treasury report could have a substantial impact on the UK economy: the results of an investigation into ‘alternative methods of supply and charging for public sector information specifically by trading funds’

Finally, the tricky question: if you’re in favour of the DNA database (as presently set up), shouldn’t you also be in favour of ID cards? I wrestled with this one - and what would really be the correct, consistent, sensible answer - for some time. It’s not only hard to figure out the answer, but also the way to explain the answer. So..

Why I am against biometric ID cards

Can you support Britain’s current DNA database and yet oppose plans for ID cards?

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