Data (Not So) Personal
August 19th, 2008 by ThunderDragon
Analysis shows that beyond the child benefit fiasco, Government departments were last year losing data at the rate of more than 300,000 people’s details a month in the year to April it emerged last night.
Among the losses were the National Insurance numbers of 17,000 people and the theft of a laptop with encrypted details of 17,000 Sats markers… (The Telegraph)
By department:
- Foreign Office: 190 people
- Department for Transport: 3 million (+)
- Ministry of Defence: 1 million (+)
- Ministry of Justice: 45,000
- Home Office: 3,000
Yes, we can trust the government with our personal data… Not.
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