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Government unaware of "power of technology"

The information commissioner has called for the public sector to finally learn its lessons on data protection following another data breach, this time from the Ministry of Defence.

By Nicole Kobie

published 21 January 2008

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Nicole Kobie

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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