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An article on the Pinsent Masons website Out-Law.com (No specific author credit provided).
The article discusses data breaches in the UK where personal data was lost.
The article states, "Figures obtained under freedom of information (FOI) laws showed that 132 local authorities had been involved in personal data loss incidents between 3 August 2008 and 3 August this year, according to a report by Big Brother Watch (BBW)." The article further mentions 1035 data breaches over a 3 year period in the UK alone.
Despite EU regulations requiring protection of personal data, the article states, "The privacy campaigners said that 91% of local authorities had responded to its request for information about the loss of personal data by council employees and contractors during the three year period. It said the information gathered in its report (137-page / 1.95MB PDF) showed that "at least" 35 councils had lost personal data about children and people in care and that information about "at least" 3100 children, young people or students had been "compromised" in 118 cases." A link to the report is provided in the article.
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