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Old 12th Feb 2008, 15:25
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Tigs2
 
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Ouch!! This is going to hurt Particularly as they have named him.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...icle791210.ece

AN Army laptop packed with secret information has been handed to The Sun — after a dozy officer left it in a PUB.

It contains personal details of more than 200 soldiers, plus data on their movements, military exercises and weapons store locations.

The computer was left by Royal Engineers Captain Luke Badger after a late-night drinking session in central London’s Troy Club.

A Sun reader found it under a table — and handed it to us.

It even contains the names of troops’ wives and children plus reports on soldiers including recommendations for promotion and disciplinary issues.

The blunder is another huge embarrassment for the Ministry of Defence, particularly as the data was not encrypted.

That is a serious breach of strict rules issued just three weeks ago by Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O’Donnell.

Following a string of lost data scandals, he banned all laptops holding unprotected information from leaving government offices.

Capt Badger’s computer would have provided a goldmine for terrorists.

The Sun reader, who wants to remain anonymous, said: “I was amazed. He’s been very careless.”

We will return the laptop to the MoD, which promised an “urgent” probe.
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