Comments on: U.K. In Uproar Over Massive Data Loss

Tax Agency Says Personal Information Of Over 25M People Was Lost In The Mail

[missingamerica]

If it is a true data loss - and not just copies floating around - the Brits could always ask us for a copy of our copy.

[michellem99-2009]

I read this on the BBC site. I am apalled that yer forget there are British blood in us Americans who are from New Endland..They are people too. It is not right that their children and poor are robbed of the pounds they need to live. People say AMERICANS are rude. True. This is Thanksgivens Day we Americans gives thanks. Let hope they are found and they did not fall in the wrongs hands..

[keithle1]

Hey idiot posters! Post comments relevant to the topic at hand. Instead of your own precious commentary about American politics, your belly button, what your cat had for dinner last night, etc. In other words, everything BUT the topic.

[sageprophet]

ARE WE A NATION OF LAWS?
Consider the Patriot Act. The Law is 342 pages long, or 57,000 words, making it a bit longer than Dostoevsky''s "Notes from Underground" or, if you''re partial to pigs, about twice the size of Orwell''s "Animal Farm." The Patriot Act is the reigning champion of our government''s recent un-American activities. When it was first paraded before Congress and the Senate following the 9/11 attacks, few Members, other than Congressman, Ron Paul dared to vote against it. Most in Congress simply gave it their rubber-stamp of approval, without ever reading it. Why bother? It was, after all, named the "USA Patriot Act." It must be a good thing. Right? Now in effect, the Law wrecks a generation''s worth of constitutional protections against government snooping, legalizing police-state tactics in searches and seizures, criminalizing certain forms of speech and political activity, and opening the way for the mistreatment of foreigners in government custody and wholesale expulsions and imprisonment. It is a repugnant, unnecessary Law that goes against the very principles its name wrongly implies. Yet, it remains unchecked and unbalanced by public opinion, Lawmakers or the Courts. So, yes, we''re a nation of Laws. But the Laws aren''t much to speak of when they''re designed to hoodwink the public to win its docility. Neither is public responsibility much to speak of these days when its docility is secured with nothing more than a ploy-riddled play on the word "patriot."

[logicanada]

Hope the Brits take better care with their nuclear launch protocols.

[dan9111]

One would think Ron Paul would be relavant to the discussion before such detailed info is presented. The UK will crumble soon too, once they realize murderers and tyrants are running their government too. Still it is a waste of time to think voting for anyone will make a difference.

[trogdoar]

Owned!

[forthepeopl1]

ok people in the uk you better take all your money and run..run very very fast.

[dan9111]

Obviously their concern is clearly not that data "was lost". I am sure there is a backup. The concern is that it might be "gained" by people they don''t trust. It is about time the security profession call things by their rightful names.

[finewoven]

The two computer discs are in the bottom drawer of some clerk who was on vacation when all this came to light.
Posted by gunshack1 at 10:15 AM : Nov 21, 2007

Most likely, as the Royal Post was on strike within the past two months. Someone just lost it.

[bombadil4]

It''s basically too late to turn back the clock now. But we should remember that sensitive information used to be kept in locked files in a locked room in a locked building. Often the building was equipped with alarms, surveillance, and human security. In other words, you had to be a *** good thief to get at it and the thief would be somewhat constrained by how much he could carry out or how long he could stay to photograph files. Now any computer nerd from literally any location in the world can potentially get access to millions of files with a fes clicks of the mouse or a few key strokes. As for "losing" files, again the physical bulk of paper pretty much precluded devastating losses like this. Here a small mishap with two computer discs is enough to compromise info on millions of people. Welcome to the future

[gunshack1]

Everyone take a deep breath and relax. The two computer discs are in the bottom drawer of some clerk who was on vacation when all this came to light. They have forgotten about receiving them. The discs will turn up in a year or two when the clerk quits or gets fired. Happens all the time.

[myidoncbs]

nwihoosier, the 3 posters you denigrated all seem a bit wittier than you. So, you''ve heard about IQ. Big deal! Simply calling someone stupid is not a valid counter argument to what they have said. Apparently, you don''t have anything else to offer. If this were a contest, you''d have lost.

[greeneyes222]

I am so tired of every topic generating a response involving Bush/Cheney/etc.

This is an awful situation, but it happens here too, whether it be businesses, banks, or the Federal government, to say nothing of the security risk of states farming out administrative duties overseas. The biggest difference appears to be that Britain is holding someone accountable, while here everyone sort of slaps their wrist and lets them go.

If people are going to trade in our personal data, they need to be held truly accountable when we''re put at risk, and I don''t mean some paltry little fine or six months'' of credit watch service.

[watcher269-2009]

So what - its just Brits. Who Cares - its not like they''re real people or anything - after all - they were are enemies once - thus Thanks Giving! Yeah!!!!!

[nwihoosier]

The combined IQ of sam, ndg and jet is about 100.
No, that''s NOT good, boys.

[samrensho]

I''d be willing to bet that those responsible in the UK for this data loss have already received job offers from the dept. of homeland security.

[ndg1979]

"Personal Information" ranks as high in my book as "Military Intelligence". Information is not personal any more. Now the UK has a chance to feel what it is like to be an American. WE have been living with this for years now and it doesn''t matter who or what you are here - child, senior citizen or military veteran - all of your information is available to anyone willing to pay for it.

[jetranger7]

Hey-Hey-Hey Just hold up a minute there guys, its NO Big Deal, it was just Ol'' BUSH & CHENEY attempting to SPY on Americans and one of them pushed the wrong button, they meant to push the USA button but Cheney hit the UK-Button his bi-focals got in the way,, its NO Big deal we have been dealing with these 2 Degenerates the last 7 years, ya they Suck, but we have some very Special plans for them !!