This week's failure of the Sidekick network has posed numerous headaches for both T-Mobile and Microsoft and the "fun" isn't over yet as more questions continue to be raised about the issue.This week's failure of the Sidekick network has posed numerous headaches for both... more
Yes, even more important sensitive data has gone missing after reports have emerged that four laptops 'containing personal details of 122 directors of bankrupt companies' has been nicked.
According to the Insolvency Service, the company where the laptops were stolen from, those whose data was taken have been contacted. Yes, even more important sensitive data has gone missing after reports have emerged... more
Jacqui Smith was under fire for failing to sack the private contractor which lost personal data on thousands of criminals.
The Home Secretary said PA Consulting - which has won Government contracts worth £240million since 2004 - broke the rules on secret data.
But Whitehall officials made clear it will continue to be paid vast sums of taxpayers' money. Jacqui Smith was under fire for failing to sack the private contractor which lost... more
The loss of the details, which were stored on an unencypted computer memory stick, has raised fears that the taxpayer may now face a multi-million pound compensation bill from criminals whose safety may have been compromised and police informants who could be at risk of reprisals.
The home addresses of some of Britain's most prolific and serious offenders - including those who have committed violent and sexual crimes - are understood to be among the missing data.
A full investigation is now underway to find the memory stick – containing information on all 84,000 prisoners in England and Wales, including some release dates, plus details of 43,000 most serious and persistent offenders – which was descibed as a 'toxic liability' by David Smith, the Deputy Information Commissioner.
The loss of the details, which were stored on an unencypted computer memory stick, has... more
