tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post5434884900526314760..comments2023-12-11T08:49:46.305+00:00Comments on Dizzy Thinks: 6.2 million RAF Personnel documents stolenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-13765055166251541742008-12-02T12:29:00.000+00:002008-12-02T12:29:00.000+00:00I found this story in Computer weekly.I found this story in <A HREF="http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/09/29/232476/raf-portable-hard-drives-on-service-personnel-stolen.htm" REL="nofollow">Computer weekly</A>.T England. Raised from the dead.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15814544369270630911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-82033549841237162572008-12-02T10:30:00.000+00:002008-12-02T10:30:00.000+00:00dizzyMy husband is a former serving member of the ...dizzy<BR/><BR/>My husband is a former serving member of the RAF, after this hit the headlines he e-mailed the RAF asking if his information was included.Their reply was this:<BR/><BR/>"As you are no longer serving with the RAF we need to ask you to write to us and provide verification of your identity and address. <BR/>Along with your request please enclose photocopies of any two of the below. <BR/><BR/>-photocopy of the page of your passport with your photograph on it.<BR/><BR/>-photocopy of your driving licence (both card and paper counterpart).<BR/><BR/>-photocopy copy of a recent utility or other bill, such as a mobile phone bill showing your home address. We do not need to see the details of the bill, just the address <BR/><BR/>-letter from your employer confirming your home address.<BR/><BR/>-photocopy of any letter from a body such as your bank, building society or council showing your home address. We do not need to see the contents of the letter, just the address.<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>Please note that no original documents should be sent and any photocopies of documents that are sent in will be destroyed by us once we have determined your identity. "<BR/><BR/><BR/>My Husband was rightly distgusted<BR/><BR/>he replied:<BR/><BR/>"I am very reluctant in providing more personal and financial data when you have already proven that you cannot be trusted with what you already have!"<BR/><BR/>Says it all about government data don't you think!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-15324222431911060062008-12-02T10:16:00.000+00:002008-12-02T10:16:00.000+00:00nexis picked it up - made a fair bit at the time.....nexis picked it up - made a fair bit at the time... don't think they admitted 6.2m docs before thoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-35223593258137989712008-12-02T10:10:00.000+00:002008-12-02T10:10:00.000+00:00Makes you wonder about the 'secure facility' that ...Makes you wonder about the 'secure facility' that the new ContactPoint database will no doubt be stored in, with all the details of every child in the country just waiting to be stolen.Letters From A Toryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14612766550608940053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-88868232081646035362008-12-02T10:01:00.000+00:002008-12-02T10:01:00.000+00:00I suspect that the thieves were probably more inte...I suspect that the thieves were probably more interested in the hardware than they were on the data on the disks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-49817775902560118582008-12-02T09:57:00.000+00:002008-12-02T09:57:00.000+00:00It seems that when the RAF moved out (Innsworth is...It seems that when the RAF moved out (Innsworth is now Army) stuff was put into storage. Guess that is when it disappeared ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-88747420327414048382008-12-02T09:56:00.000+00:002008-12-02T09:56:00.000+00:00What was the search termf or that? I did have a qu...What was the search termf or that? I did have a quick look but couldn't find anything. Strange it is only in the Mirror.dizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04250325010662356883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-13609513602760722982008-12-02T09:51:00.000+00:002008-12-02T09:51:00.000+00:00http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2008/09/2...http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2008/09/26/safety-fears-for-50-000-raf-staff-after-personal-files-are-stolen-115875-20754809/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com