First the Nationwide, now the Met itself (LogicaCMG offices). Isn’t it about time that senior managers at these companies are taken to task for the cavalier way that they treat our personal data files?
I am amazed at this latest incident. If the police cannot ensure that their own data (payroll) is taken care of by what I suppose they would consider is a trusted third-party, then what hope do I have for the safety of any of my data that may be collected by the police through their many overt and covert activities.
I’ve worked in IT for all of my life and have listened to the many presentations, warnings and sales pitches over the years about protecting your data. What sort of manager lets one of their employees take such sensitive data home on Laptops? Do I have a personal gripe here? No, I am not a customer of the Nationwide, nor in fact the Police! I’m just amazed at the simplistic attitude to data security that these two organisations – Nationwide’s Chief Executive Philip Williamson attempts to say sorry, while LogicaCMG’s Group Chief Executive, Martin Read (one of a 22 person board!) has not uttered one word of apology to the serving Met police officers – have shown to personal data.
I expect as another example of the toothless society that we now live in today, that no action will be taken against either company, in another typical example of what the Information Commissioner and the Data Protection Act don’t or wont deliver to the public.
Tags: Data Security, Data Theft, Data Protection
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