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German government says 500 computers were lost or stolen in three years
From: "Daniel Auer" <auer.daniel () gmail com>
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:04:23 +0100
FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - The German government said about 500 of its computers where either misplaced or stolen in various administrative departments over the last three years, prompting calls from the opposition for better data protection for citizens. "This requires clarification," said Carl-Ludwig Thiele, the deputy parliamentary-group leader of the opposition FDP party, which had lodged the initial request for the number of lost computers with the government. A spokeswoman for the German interior ministry said that sensitive information on citizens cannot be retrieved from stolen computers because they are protected by a security software. http://www.cnbc.com/id/23722559/for/cnbc
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