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Coventry man says passport service 'breached security'
2010-07-20 05:25

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-10683577 BBC News 19 July 2010 Concerns have been raised about data confidentiality at the passport office after a Coventry man was sent two strangers' birth certificates. Craig Corbett from Cheylesmore said his replacement passport also contained certificates belonging to a mother and daughter from Peterborough. He said that when he rang to report the breach the Identity & Passport Service (IPS) blamed it on a computer error. A spokesman for the Home Office which runs the IPS said it would investigate. [...] _________________________________________________________________ Attend Black Hat USA 2010, hosted at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada July 24-29th, offering over 60 training sessions and 11 tracks of Briefings from security industry elite. To sign up visit http://www.blackhat.com


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