NHS Lambasted by ICO Over Data Losses
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The National Health Service is the worst organisation in the UK when it comes to protecting sensitive data, privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has revealed. The ICO reported the NHS had suffered more data losses than any other organisation, with a total of 287 data breaches since the end of 2007. This accounts for almost 30 per cent of all cases of lost data in the country. However, Richard Vautrey, vice chairman of British Medical...
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