[ISN] Hazel Blears 'may have broken rules' over stolen computer

From: InfoSec News (alerts@private)
Date: Thu Jun 19 2008 - 01:05:27 PDT


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/labour/2145932/Hazel-Blears-'may-have-broken-rules'-over-stolen-laptop.html

By Andrew Porter
Political Editor
17/06/2008

A Cabinet minister's computer containing sensitive files and classified 
Government documents has been stolen from a Labour party office.

The computer was taken after it was left in the constituency office of 
Hazel Blears in Salford.

Some of the files contained information about Government plans to tackle 
extremism.

Ms Blears, the Communities Secretary, may have broken strict Government 
rules about what information can be carried on computers used by 
ministers.

The embarrassing disclosure comes just days after sensitive documents 
were left on two separate commuter trains in London.

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