There is very little I can say about the very public example of identity mismanagement that hasn’t already been said, but it is worth noting the various reports detailing the loss of 25 million personal records relating to child benefit such as that in the Guardian and rather cheekily on e-bay.

Pertinent points have to be the fact that the data was not encrypted, the dangers of storing all data in a central location and the fact that security is only ever as good as your lowest common denominator (read junior employee!).