The Telegraph report that:
Fucking hell, its a "you could not make it up" story, one would think that the nations secret squirrels who go after Osama Bin Ladens followers would think to themselves "Oh yeah, got the photo's must remember to clear the memory card off before flogging the camera on the internet...."
"The eBay sale of digital camera said to have contained MI6 images of terror suspects is being investigated by police.
A bidder, who bought the camera for £17 on the auction website, discovered photos of terror suspects, their names and fingerprints and even images of rocket launchers and missiles.
The 28-year-old from Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, only found the secret images when he downloaded his own holiday snaps from the Nikon Cool Pix device.
He told local police about the find and was shocked when Special Branch officers arrived at his home days later to seize his new purchase.
Officers have made five visits to his home in the last week to quiz him and his family, The Sun newspaper reported.
A Foreign Office spokeswoman confirmed that the police were investigating but said she could not confirm or deny the intelligence service’s involvement in the probe.
She refused to comment on reports that the camera was sold by an MI6 agent.
Among the images which are reported to have been found on the camera is a document, marked “top secret”, which gives details of the encrypted computer system used by MI6’s agents in the field.
The material found on the camera is reported to be related to 46-year-old Abdul al-Hadi al-Iraqi, a high-ranking al-Qaeda officer, who was captured by the CIA in 2007.
Neil Doyle, author of Terror Base UK, said: “These are MI6 documents relating to an operation against al-Qaeda insurgents in Iraq.
“It’s jaw-dropping that they got into the public domain.
“Not only do they divulge secrets about operations, operating systems and previously unheard-of MI6 departments, but they could put lives at risk.”"
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Seems more like yet another MI6 gaffe rather than one by Labour. So much for the intelligence community living up to its name.
Like your banner image by the way. What was the name of that flickj? Starred Rowdy Roddy Piper, didn't it? Was it "They" or something like that?
Got in in one - Film was They Live and starred the classic Rowdy.
As Labour in charge I blame them, rather than the security services.
So on the one hand you despise nanny statism and over regulation but on the other hand want the government accountable for everything.
It doesn't fit.
Hardly accountable for everything, just to take some damn care over our information.
Sure no one as yet appears to have lost money - yet - but each week some dept leaves stuff on a train or throws out boxes, or loses memory cards etc etc etc.
A few high profiles sackings of department heads would I am sure tighten up the system and make the Govt beancounters worry a bit more over information that they hold.
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