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Old 11-22-2007, 11:34 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by Sparrow View Post
Data privacy is a sensitive issue in the UK, following our government's recent gaffe:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7103828.stm
"HM Revenue and Customs has lost computer discs containing the entire child benefit records, including the personal details of 25 million people."

The general advice seems to be 'trust no-one'.
This is the privacy issue we should be most concerned about. Stolen information is a global issue happening way to often. Somebody with my reading habits is far less dangerous to me than my personal information.
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