They've just admitted that Customs have lost a disc containg personal information on 15Million child benefit claimants. The worst loss of confidential data ever recorded. Do you still feel happy about them pushing ahead with their ID card policy? Can we really trust Labour with anything...at all...ever?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/11/20/ncustoms220.xml
The head of Revenue & Customs has resigned after his department lost the details of as many as 15 million child benefit claimants in what is believed to be one of the world's biggest ID protection failures.
Paul Gray quit ahead of a Commons statement this afternoon by Chancellor Alistair Darling on "a major operational problem".
Details of the security breach were not being officially released ahead of the Chancellor's statement, but it is believed to involve details of over 15 million child benefit claimants.
It includes home addresses, dates of birth and phone numbers.
2007-11-20 00:54:45 · 12 answers · asked by slıɐuǝoʇ 6 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
No I'm not happy! And NO I do not trust them one iota on anything.To gain trust,one has to earn it,something this government knows nothing about...
2007-11-20 02:02:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have just answered a related question on id cards. Iwas blackmailed into giving my bank,passport and travel details to social security, I was informed that sixty two people in one department had access to this information, at best I am very uncomfortable with this situation, what protection do I have?,the data protection act, which is not worth a leak in a storm
2007-11-20 10:24:26 · answer #2 · answered by Harry o 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I am against all personal information being stored on Government computers, whether is for ID purposes, DNA or the NHS. Labour and its administrators are not competent to ensure against security blunders such as this, nor do I think they are capable of protecting this info against misuse.
2007-11-20 10:29:25 · answer #3 · answered by Rosina 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The gov have probably sold the information to pay for Northern Rock debt!!
Checks and balances Darling:-)
2007-11-20 08:58:20 · answer #4 · answered by Two Pints Lager 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Its a total farce! What a laughing stock they are. Have they no shame! It goes too far, every day they show themselves up for the idiots they are. And they are in control of Britain! My God! Cant we all chip in a little something and sue the pants off them?
2007-11-20 10:09:39 · answer #5 · answered by trish 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
another time when they cant give an exact figure said between 7 an 15 million details
2007-11-20 09:05:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The question really should be 'Can we trust any goverment in the UK to look after our personal information'?
Did you also see Watchdog on BBC1 last night as they had similar cases of personal information being sent to the wrong people?
2007-11-20 09:01:49 · answer #7 · answered by angie11 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Hi,thought they had dropped the ID cards.Must be wishfull thinking.
2007-11-20 08:58:30 · answer #8 · answered by Ollie 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i was against ID cards before today, i will be against them tomorrow. ID cards wouldn't have stopped the 7/7 bombers.
2007-11-20 08:58:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
No I have never felt happy about it
2007-11-20 09:02:03 · answer #10 · answered by Scouse 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋