Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Personal Data Found Out

Personal data breaches affecting thousands of people have been uncovered by BBC Scotland's Investigations Unit.

The information was revealed through freedom of information requests to NHS boards, councils and police forces.

These included lost patient notes, information on sex offenders and compromised payroll data.

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This problem could lead to identity theft. If a news organization can find all this information out, then an intelligent criminal certainly could. It is a dangerous possibility for these people involved.

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