In another data security blow for the Government a computer has been stolen from the constituency office of Communities Secretary Hazel Blears.
The machine contained material from the Department for Communities and Local Government and details relating to her constituency work.
It was taken from her office in Salford's Working Class Movement Library on Saturday.
A Government spokesman stressed that no personal details were among the departmental information.
**Fucking hell, they leave top secrets on the trains(twice), HMRC throw away peoples details on discs, now this. Is there any thing, just one thing that these useless wankers can keep secret from any passing Tom, Dick or Abdul?
And we are supposed to believe this un-named government spokesperson who says that there were no details on the pc and that the contents were protected?
"There was a break-in at the constituency office of Hazel Blears on the afternoon of Saturday, June 14. Hazel was not there at the time," a spokesman said.
"The thief broke in through a window, triggering the building's security alarm. A PC (personal computer) was stolen. Nothing else was taken.
"We understand the building's security staff arrived within minutes.
"The PC was primarily used for Hazel's constituency business and contained some details of her constituency work.
"The PC also contained some material from the department. None of the departmental material included sensitive personal data about the public or would be of use to criminals.
"The PC did not contain any secret or top secret information and the contents of the PC are protected and clearly this is now subject to a routine police investigation."
**This is a woman who has been lecturing us for years about the need for increased security. Indeed she is a former minister for counter-terrorism!!!!She also wrote a preface to an executive summary on Cyber Trust and Crime Prevention, so one would assume that she is aware of the issues surrounding computer security.
One has to appreciate the humour in all of this.
Inept to the core, rotten to the core, careless to the core. The three mantras of New Labour.
Maybe the red squirrel that is Hazel, should pray to Saint Anthony, Patron Saint of Lisbon and also the patron saint of things lost!!!
I am sure that the ID cards will be just safe and 100% secure in Labours hands....
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Surely, the same rules should apply to her as to those civil servants that picked up the "British Rail" sandwich packs and put them away, all the time thinking they were top secret dosiers?
If she used it for constituency work then there must be data about private citizens on there. Surely?? Sounds like a big cover up is going on to keep her in a job.
I'm betting she won't be doing the honourable thing until she gets pushed of the Blair Express to Extinctionville!
John, don't expect the chipmunk to resign, after all she is New Liebour. They don't do resigning.
Unless its to play the media and come back again in a new role like serial shagger and fuckwit Blunkett.
Expect the soundbites and coverup to start asap. Although it would be nice if the pc turned up with private data on show in the showroom of Cash Generators....
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