Government unaware of "power of technology"

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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.

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Nicole Kobie
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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