ICO calls for criminal responsibility for lost laptops
The Information Commissioners' Office is looking to make fine those who knowingly or recklessly flouting data protection rules, such as a doctor losing a laptop with patient records.


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Freelance journalist Nicole Kobie first started writing for ITPro in 2007, with bylines in New Scientist, Wired, PC Pro and many more.
Nicole the author of a book about the history of technology, The Long History of the Future.
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