The paper, published on 15 January 2010, also confirms party policy to abolish the identity card system and adopt Scotland's model of DNA retention in England and Wales.
On such national databases, the party will "develop a clear statement of purpose for each in line with the principles of proportionality and necessity," along with "strengthening and adequately resourcing the Information Commissioner's Office".
The paper also lays out plans for electronic defence of the UK. The opposition would establish a Cyber Threat and Assessment Centre (CTAC), building on the work to set up a Cyber Security Operations Centre in Cheltenham, although this is not yet operational.
"It will act as the single reporting point for all cyber related incidents," says the paper. "This will lay the foundation for the development of a National Operations Centre able to respond to cyber events."
Party leader David Cameron highlighted the need for such a centre in a speech given at Chatham House to launch the paper. "As technology and computers and the internet become bigger and bigger parts of our lives, the effect of cyber warfare will become more pronounced," he said.
"You only have to look at the so-called 'Clickskrieg' against Estonia in 2007 – which crippled the government and the banking sector and almost brought the entire country to a halt – for a sign of how serious a major attack could be."
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