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Post by Frenchie on May 25, 2009 11:34:21 GMT 1
Senior RAF staff could be at risk of blackmail after files detailing alleged drug abuse, extra-marital affairs and use of prostitutes were stolen, it has been reported. The 500 missing files taken from RAF Innsworth in Gloucestershire contained sensitive information attained during security clearance "vetting". Last September the Ministry of Defence admitted RAF Innsworth data discs containing bank details and addresses had gone missing. But an internal memo obtained under the Freedom of Information Act and published in the Guardian appears to confirm that vetting information also disappeared. The memo said the data included is not "routine" and includes cases referred to the RAF because of their "serious vulnerabilities". This is also alleged to include details of criminal convictions, investigations, debt history and medical conditions. The data "provides an excellent target list for foreign intelligence services, investigative journalists and blackmailers", the memo read. "Moreover, if the information relating to the private lives of RAF personnel, especially of some very senior officers, enters the public domain, the reputation of the service will be tarnished," it added. News Report >>
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bigstevie
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Post by bigstevie on May 25, 2009 18:02:35 GMT 1
I find it staggering that something like the MPs' expences details, that were being offered on the 'net for £700-800k and end up in the newspapers, are easily found and become public knowledge, as well as the 'whistle-blower' being apparently able to appear on tv with impunity. Whereas the loss of this data is hidden and kept secret for months, and the means by which it 'disappeared' is never discovered or disclosed, and those who stand to have their lives ruined are left hanging in the air. Something very immoral and disturbingly careless about this whole 'lost data' carry-on....the MP debacle appears to be just a game, while the loss of personal details of ordinary people appears to carry no weight or concern at all on the part of the HMG, and the impact on those included in the data seems to be of no interest / importance at all.
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