Brits working really hard to take the lead in screwing up data security
We'll show 'em.
The Royal Navy defends against identity theft!
The personal details of 600,000 people who had expressed an interest in joining the armed forces have gone missing after a laptop belonging to a Royal Navy officer was stolen, the Ministry of Defence said last night.
In another breach of government security, police are investigating the theft of the laptop, which was stolen from a vehicle in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham this month and contained, among other information, passport, and national insurance numbers and bank details.
According to defence officials, the MoD has known about the theft since it occurred on January 9. Des Browne, the defence secretary, is expected to appear before MPs next week to explain the theft and why he has not revealed what happened until now.
Uh, no mention in the article about encrypted anything.
Posted: Sat - January 19, 2008 at 01:33 PM