Privacy watchdog calls on CEOs to take responsibility for data protection safeguards / Information Commmissioner's Office, 29 October 2008
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"On 29 October 2008, the Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas, announced to the RSA Conference Europe that the number of data breaches reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office had soared to 277 since HMRC lost 25 million child benefit records in November 2007.
He highlighted the risks associated with large databases, the need for tougher sanctions to deter data breaches and called on chief executives to take responsibility for the personal information their organisations hold.
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