Summary
The Government's role as a key holder of personal data has been dogged by information breaches that have led to wide concern about the safety of data as computer technology becomes more important in managing the various arms of the state. Q: What is the latest breach of data security to hit the Government? A: A laptop computer belonging to a Royal Navy recruitment officer was stolen from a car parked overnight in Birmingham. It contains personal details of 600,000 people who applied to or considered joining the Navy, the Royal Marines or the RAF over the past ten years.
In the case of those who just expressed an interest in joining, it contains only a name. However the entries of those who went on to sign up are far more detailed including home addresses, bank and passport details and national insurance and National Health Service numbers.See the full content of this document
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A Government Dogged
Q: Why are people so concerned about this particular loss?
A: Any loss of data regarding military per...See the full content of this document
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