Ministry of Defence | Defence News | MOD confirms loss of recruitment data

M J D Brown ukcrypto at chiark.greenend.org.uk
Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:22:31 -0000


David Hansen wrote, on Saturday, January 19, 2008 at 11:01 AM:

> http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/DefencePolicyAndBusiness/ModConfirmsLossOfRecruitmentData.htm
>
> I think the time for laughter is long past.
>
> Just what the hell is a recruitment officer doing wandering round with
> "passport details, National Insurance numbers, drivers´ licence
> details, family details, doctors´ addresses and National Health 
> Service
> numbers" plus "bank details"?

He is most probably a Personnel Security Officer doing security 
clearance vetting work !!

Mike.