Fears of 'Orwellian dystopia' as councils, police and fire chiefs agree to share information / 24dash.com, 12 May 2008
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"A campaign group today expressed fears of an "Orwellian dystopia" after councils, police and fire chiefs signed the first information-sharing agreement of its kind in the UK.The Dorset Over-Arching Information Sharing Protocol allows data to be passed faster and easier between the county's public sector bodies including the police, fire service, education chiefs, social workers and housing staff."