Reino Unido pierde aún más datos de ciudadanos

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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government suffered new embarrassment over missing data on Monday when it revealed one of its contractors had lost the details of 3 million learner drivers.
The revelation came weeks after the government admitted it had lost computer discs containing the names and bank account details of 25 million people, exposing nearly half the population to possible fraud and identity theft.
The opposition Conservatives accused the government of incompetence over the data loss, the latest in a series of mishaps that have caused the popularity of Brown's six-month-old government to plunge.
Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly told parliament a private contractor reported in May that a hard disc drive had gone missing from a facility in Iowa in the United States.
It contained the names, addresses and other details of more than three million candidates for a theory test taken by learner drivers in Britain. The disc drive did not contain any bank account or credit card details, Kelly said.
"I apologize for any uncertainty or concern that these individuals may experience," she said.
She also revealed that two discs containing the details of 7,500 vehicles and the names and addresses of their owners had been lost in transit.
She announced steps to tighten up the security of personal data held by government agencies.
Conservative transport spokeswoman Theresa Villiers said the loss was "further evidence of systemic failure in the government's handling of private data, evidence of a basic lack of competence by this government."

Básicamente se trata de que el concesionario en el manejo de los datos ha perdido los datos de tres millones de ciudadanos que eran candidatos a examinarse del carnet de conducir. Esta vez los discos no contenían ningún dato bancario o de tarjeta de crédito. También se han perdido los datos de 7.500 vehículos y los nombres y las direcciones de los propietarios.

Así que la confianza en el Gobierno en el manejo de datos no se está incrementando y eso que el Gobierno de Gordon Brown ha anunciado que iba a comenzar a distribuir una tarjeta de identificación con datos biométricos y biográficos en 2009.

Al parecer los datos se perdieron en Iowa, EEUU.

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