SCANDALOUS
2007-11-20 00:04:12 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Splodge EVERYONE gets it you ignorant fool
2007-11-20 00:13:24 · update #1
http://news.aol.co.uk/customs-and-revenue-boss-quits/article/20071120080309990017
2007-11-20 00:15:46 · update #2
And these are the people who are (apparently) going to make a secure, unhackable database for ID cards in which information will in no way be lost or compromised?
*shakes head sadly*
2007-11-20 00:14:10 · answer #1 · answered by Jay R 5 · 5⤊ 1⤋
The discs need strong encryption (128-bit or higher) for a start, and this would be the obvious thing to do. The password should then be a long string of lowercase & uppercase letters, numbers and symbols. If this has been used, then it will take a hacker some time to crack into it. But if they have used a crap encryption method and a crap password, then it will be broken into in about 5 minutes. As far as I'm aware, the discs "haven't fallen into the wrong hands yet" according to the police. I also heard that the Government knew about this problem for a week before coming clean. So what's really going on is anyone's guess. Let's just hope they have a good I.T department who had the sense to use a strong encryption method.
2016-05-24 07:42:10 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No need to worry about the surveillance society, this lot just screw everything up. Can't wait for ID cards, it will be like a Carry On movie !! British incompetence, our saving grace !!
2007-11-20 00:54:52 · answer #3 · answered by ketkonen 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
First I've heard of it but it's not good is it.
But no doubt there will be a cover up from the government as always.
Let's just hope that they have been lost and not stolen.
2007-11-20 01:05:57 · answer #4 · answered by blissman 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Surprise surprise, was Alastair Darling looking after them by any chance?
2007-11-20 02:16:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hardly surprising!
2007-11-20 04:22:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think whoevers done it should steal gordon browns details
2007-11-20 07:04:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
as a mother of 3 kids i think you can guess what i think, im also wondering if they are able to give exact figures
2007-11-20 01:24:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Very British.
2007-11-20 00:12:02 · answer #9 · answered by zoomjet 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
another typical government f**k up!, no doubt it'll turn up in a railway station somewhere next to the MI5 secret agent list!!
2007-11-20 00:12:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋