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29/10/2008
Giant databases pose 'significant risks' |
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Giant databases which contain personal information on members of the public could carry "significant risks".
That is according to the Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas, who has warned of the importance of data protection and the dangers of its loss.
Mr Thomas is due to warn companies in a speech to the Royal Society of Arts. He is currently investigating 30 "serious" cases of broken data protection laws by central government, councils, companies and executive agencies.
"The more databases that are set up and the more information exchanged from one place to another, the greater the risk of things going wrong," he is reported to say in his speech.
According to Mr Thomas, it is important for those that hold personal information to take greater responsibility for looking after that data, to hold less if possible and for there to be tougher penalties for losing data.
Figures released by the Information Commissioner's Office show that there were 176 recorded data breaches in the public sector in the last year. |
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