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25M Britons' Private Info Lost in Mail

Parliament told addresses, bank data may be in wrong hands

By Jonas Oransky, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 20, 2007 4:32 PM CST

(Newser) – Two computer discs containing the personal details of 25 million British citizens are missing, the chancellor of the exchequer told Parliament today. There’s no reason to believe the names, addresses, and bank info were stolen by criminals, but citizens were told to beware of... Read full story »

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