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April 14, 2008

UK councils confess to lost data

Filed under: News — Matt Fisher @ 10:49 am

According to research by the BBC, personal data about citizens has been lost or wrongly disclosed by 13 London councils in the last year. Twenty-three councils responded to a request made by the broadcaster under the Freedom of Information act.

In one exaple, highly-sensitive information about children in care was stolen when a council worker took files into a bar.

More on the BBC website

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