The BBC reports that "confidential files containing the identities of
alleged paedophiles and their victims were found on a second-hand computer
bought from Bristol University".
Full story at http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_1519000/1519889.stm
Not a new RISK, but the first time I've seen this particular combination.
Does *your* local social welfare department, public hospital, or police
station have a statutory duty (in the interest of the taxpayers) to sell,
rather than destroy, old equipment ? And if so, is there a mandatory
procedure for securely erasing the hard disk first ?
Nick Brown, Strasbourg, France. [BROWN Nick via risks-digest Volume 21, Issue 64]
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