Home Office Admits Larger Data Loss

Home Office coughs up to larger data loss • The Register

The Home Office has admitted to losing a quarter of a million more records than it originally thought.

The figure is revealed in its Resource Accounts for 2008-2009. PA Consulting lost a memory stick last September, which was originally reported to contain details on 127,000 people. In fact the stick, which remains lost, contained records on 377,000 people, Kable reveals.

Enough said.

Yawn - The 277th Data Loss By The Government

Yet another lost data incident by our security-conscious custodians. It makes you wonder why any of us bother. The government may as well pay everyone to get internet access, set up a MySpace of Facebook page and put all of our details on that. It couldn't be any less secure than entrusting everything to the government.

On the other hand, the government could save itself a lot of embarrassment by making sure that its officials (and those working in contracted-out businesses) don't take their work home with them and leave all data IN THE OFFICE.