Horrible. "Does not believe commits anti-social behaviour" - this applies to anyone who doesn't commit it!

An interesting article - I work on the RYOGENS project and there are several key points made in this article, the clarification of which is easily available. Would anyone be interested in the full information?

This bit says it all:
"we cannot publish details of the various software and hardware components on this public web site, nor can we make the technical architecture document available"

In other words, it relies on security by obscurity, the worst possible idea.

Any system whose architecture and controls cannot be published, is almost certainly insecure.

In other words, another typical public-sector cock-up; but one with more potential than most to cause horrifying injustices.

Yes , we would welcome any further clarification about Ryogens.

If it really is not quite as Orwellian and Kafkaesque as it appears to outsiders, then we would welcome more information which answer any of the points raised above.

Even if Ryogens is a benign system, its potential for abuse when it (or something like it) is coupled with the controversial Children Bill which could destroy confidentiality through powers "notwithstanding any rule of common law which prohibits or restricts the disclosure of information" must be obvious.

ARCH have a response to Ryogens which is also worth reading:

http://www.arch-ed.org/ryogens.htm