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UK: Norfolk County Council sells filing cabinet with confidential information still inside

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Dissent

Dan Grimmer reports:

New figures have revealed the number of data breaches at local authorities in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire over the past year, with more than 200 incidents where information councils are entrusted with was not handled properly.

One of the most shocking blunders came in Norfolk where confidential files containing details of adults and children was left in a filing cabinet which was sold following an office move.

Read more on Eastern Daily Press.


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