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11-20-2007, 01:09 PM | #1 |
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Takes your breath away!!
Darling admits 25m records lost
The chancellor urged people to monitor their bank accounts Alistair Darling Two computer discs holding the personal details of all families in the UK with a child under 16 have gone missing. The Child Benefit data on them includes name, address, date of birth, National Insurance number and, where relevant, bank details of 25m people. Chancellor Alistair Darling said there was no evidence the data had fallen into criminal hands - but urged people to monitor their bank accounts. The Conservatives described the incident as a "catastrophic" failure. CHILD BENEFIT HELPLINE 0845 302 1444 In an emergency statement to MPs, Mr Darling apologised for what he described as an "extremely serious failure on the part of HMRC to protect sensitive personal data entrusted to it in breach of its own guidelines". http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7103566.stm And the government want to implement ID cards. Why bother with the middle man (HM Govt),we might as well email all our bank details and sensitive info direct: www.wewillgetyouridentity.co.uk www.wewillfleeceyou.co.uk Mindboggling! |
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A colleague at work mentioned this earlier this afternoon - completely disgraceful.
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So whats exactly's happened? a member of parliament has sold the data on? is it true that in the wrong hands they could access Joe publics bank account and withdraw large sums of MOOLAH?
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11-20-2007, 01:22 PM | #4 |
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I find it amazing in this day and age of technology that the govt. use TNT internal mail to transfer 2 cds that aren't encrypted that have all that detail on - what planet are the government living on?
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I wouldnt want to work for those criminals
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In fear of incriminating myself, I know for a fact that 'lesser' government departments like the one I work in, actually have better computer systems and associated security measures. The information I have access to is of a sensitive nature but not on the scale of todays announced balls up. Can't say any more than that I'm afraid.
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Aahhh... I knew you worked for MI5 Helen
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Gordon - you've sussed me...damm. Anyhow I may be transferring departments soon if Hotcoupe becomes minister for roads (see my motorway speed limits thread). Not sure if it would be a sideways move & up or sideways move & down though
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Fine by me suck it and see. But would you be one of those bosses who is generous in 'giving' to the PA, after all xmas is coming up.
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If I remember correctly when those asswits at Nationwide lost a laptop with all of their customer's account details on it they had a hefty fine and criminal charges.
Now there is little point in imposing a fine on a govt department (take the money out of the left pocket and put it back in the right) but I would like to see Darling in the Belmarshfor a while. I bet he would be the 'darling' of the morning shower call ........ |
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Matt, that is alot of money to you & I, but do you think that 'hurt' Nationwide in real terms. Surprisingly many people are still using them as a mortgage lender supported by the amount I see at work.
Evil is right, you can't fine a government department as such, just make scape goats. We receive internal e mails from London about security issues for our department and it is very tight. I struggle with how the discs were sent from HMRC to NAO, this is normally done by couriers employed by the department(s). All very strange. |
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Are you suggesting that the boss should fill the PA's Xmas stockings? As we know Father Christmas only comes once a year
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How did you know I wear stockings then?
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The stockings were left on the floor
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Oops... I never thought of it like that! quickly back tracks at high rate of knots. Only the pair you found, wherever that was?
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