The loss of a memory stick containing the details of 130,000 criminals, including the name, address and dates of birth for 33,000 criminals, is not the first...
The Conservative Party has commissioned a board member of the British Computer Society to conduct an independent review of the NHS National Programme for IT. Some analysts have said the project's expenditure and late delivery will become a major issue in the forthcoming election.
Identity management - being able to know precisely who you are dealing with and being able to prove you are who you say you are - is high on the agenda for governments, businesses and individuals.
Dozens of patients at a north London hospital went untreated for at least six months after the hospital introduced IT systems under the NHS's £12.7 billion National Programme for IT, Computer Weekly has learned.