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**Atmotteenrift** · 11-23-2007, 01:19 AM

As far as i can see this has happened due to 'cost cutting', so i guess it was only a matter of time. Astonishing incompetence on the part of the individuals concerned. How can personal information on millions of people (including bank details) be put on a disk and 'lost' in the internal post??? And the result? Labour and Tories pointing their fingers at each other like children in a playground. Pathetic.

I'm now wondering if this situation may have an effect on the implementation of ID cards. I was in favour initially of ID cards, but if personal details can be lost so easily as has happened this week, i'm not so sure anymore.

11-23-2007, 01:19 AM	#19
Atmotteenrift Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 495 Senior Member	As far as i can see this has happened due to 'cost cutting', so i guess it was only a matter of time. Astonishing incompetence on the part of the individuals concerned. How can personal information on millions of people (including bank details) be put on a disk and 'lost' in the internal post??? And the result? Labour and Tories pointing their fingers at each other like children in a playground. Pathetic. I'm now wondering if this situation may have an effect on the implementation of ID cards. I was in favour initially of ID cards, but if personal details can be lost so easily as has happened this week, i'm not so sure anymore.
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