The Scottish National Party has spoken out against the government after a series of incidents in which important and confidential data was lost this year.

The 12 months spanning 2008 have been termed the year of lost data by Computing.co.uk.

An expert has claimed that the recent high profile data losses are undermining people's trust in an organisation's ability to hold their personal information securely.

The European court of human rights has ruled that keeping innocent people's DNA on a register is unlawful.

A new poll has revealed that people believe chief executive officers (CEOs) must be accountable for the data breaches.

UK citizens are not being protected by current laws concerning the loss of data, it has been claimed.

Britain's first swathes of identity cards issued to foreigners are reportedly not being read.

The Ministry of Justice has announced that it will hold a public consultation about availability of the Electoral Roll for use by direct marketing companies.

The entire membership list of the British National Party has been published on the internet.

Up to 11 government ministers are reportedly breaching the UK's data protection laws.