The new database proposed by the government to keep an eye on all communications in the country could lead to many innocent people being accused of crimes they did not commit, it is said.

According to Spy Blog, individuals who have done nothing wrong could be associated with terrorist activity or other similarly contentious issues simply by proxy.

It explained that there is not much damage done to a society if statistical data, which is imperfect, results in some misdirected emails of advertising, yet things can take a turn for the worse with this method.

Spy Blog stated: "When applied to terrorists suspect matches, this will lead to guilt by association of innocent people, and will also divert scarce investigative resources away from the real terrorists or spies."

The database was fully announced in the Guardian on February 25th, where Sir David Omand, the former UK security and intelligence coordinator, said that finding other people's secrets required breaking the usual moral code upheld in the UK.

According to a recent survey by Connect, the two biggest IT headaches for businesses were 'everyday hassles with IT' (37 per cent) and 'security concerns' (32 per cent).