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Facebook blunder exposes private photos

Incident highlights importance of securing social networking sites

Written by Clement James

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UK government not trusted with personal data

Resistance to ID cards remains high 19 Mar 2008

HMRC data loss leaves 25 million exposed

Revenue chief Paul Gray resigns 21 Nov 2007

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UK government not trusted with personal data

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