It shouldn’t really be a surprise, by now. We have been faced with so many similar stories over recent months that it is difficult to know what more can be said on the subject, other than to once again point out that this underscores the argument against the planned Super Database and ID cards.
Our current sorry excuse for a government (and, I’m sad to say, I suspect it would be the same whoever was in power) and the private firms that they employ to do research for them et cetera are quite simply incapable of responsibly handling large amounts of personal data.
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It’s incredible to to think that such personal data could be treated in such a cavalier way. These are people’s lives that could be ruined and to put such vital information on just a computer memory stick. Mad. Yet again it’s a private company. You’d think they’d have learned about outsourcing by now. Hmm just looked said company that lost the memory stick is one of those that has been involved in developing the ID Database. Now I feel even happier and more reassured about that. NOT!!
Is it?! Christ, I missed that. Even more bloody worrying. This definitely underlines what we’ve all been saying about the super database/ID cards, then. It really does show just what they’re capable of.
Very worrying.
(Incidentally, I know I’m long overdue emailing you! I haven’t forgotten, just been rather busy and preoccupied.)