Wasn't there a Wingco who stopped to look at a car showroom, leaving Orbats etc for Granby on a laptop in his boot? Which went awol.
I wonder if there's such a thing as a time lock for hard drives.. even with access verified, data is unobtainable for a certain time, and possibly an auto wipe facility?
Either way, this isn't good. I have opted out of the NHS records system, and I am anti ID card, not on principle, but because I don't trust g'ment to a) do its job properly and preserve my security and b) stick to its word about what the ID card will be used for.