British government loses personal data on 25 million citizens
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Gordon Brown’s government is under intense criticism today after acknowledging that it has lost computer discs containing names, addresses, birth dates, national insurance numbers and, in some cases, banking details of nearly half the country’s population.
Eliot Che is a researcher and web developer. He studies the political implications of technological transformation and the social effects of virtual space. His other interests include human rights, art activism and untraining his dog, Max.
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This is only the most recent of Brown’s repeated blunders as he thoroughly destroys whatever is left of classic “New Labour”. From what little I have been following of press coverage of the Brown government, they have not been altogether welcoming of him, agitating instead for the Tories to have a go at the ol’ 1-2. There seems to have been the idea in the UK that Brown would lead to a reconnection with Labour’s past, ghosts that have been so thoroughly exorcised by Tony Blair. This is clearly not the case. My money is that the Tories bribed whoever was transporting these data discs to “accidentally” lose them :). In any event, whether because of collusion or sheer incompetence, I doubt that Labour will survive the next election.