Page 1 of Lost CDs (with the 25 Million Child Benefit Details) found....

Sheer Class...LOL :D :D :D

See

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=290184203092

And the comments

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/21/hmarc_ebay_auction/

UK Identity Crisis Well, it had to happen, and so here you have it - those mislaid HMRC discs going for a song down at eBay:

Since we have no doubt the powers that be down at the world`s fave tat bazaar will move rather more quickly to remove this auction than they do to act on iffy vendors, here`s the accompanying text:

Here we have two CD-R`s for auction. They are not blank, but seem to have some sort of database written to them. I found them in my local courier firm`s sorting office, addressed to

"Her Majesties Audit Office - Child Benefits Section" and marked

"Sensitive HM Government Information - DO NOT LOSE - ENSURE THESE DISKS DO NOT FALL INTO THE HANDS OF THE CRIMINAL FRATERNITY"

They were obviously surplus to requirements.

I haven`t read the data myself. The database appears to have approximately 25 milion records in it, but is password protected, so it is impossible to read it and it`s definitely impossible to extract any bank account data from it.

Any information that you might discover (should you be lucky enough to win the auction for these useful items and read the database thereon) must be kept in the strictest confidence.

0.99p start and no reserve, so grab yourself a bargain. All profit from these items will be donated to Sue Ryder Care.

Cash on collection ONLY please from Portsmouth PO8, since we wouldn`t want these to get lost in the post!

PLEASE NOTE: Government departments should contact me by email before bidding, since they will have to be vetted for competence before entrusting such items to them.

Nicely done. And coming soon to eBay: One unemployed former Chancellor, will accept any reasonable cash offer, contact odroG[at].ku.oc.01on ®

:D :D :D

This item was edited on Wednesday, 21st November 2007, 12:02

To all the `If youve got nothing to hide, youve got nothing to fear` people, regarding ID Cards and the DNA database:

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT

This item was edited on Wednesday, 21st November 2007, 12:23

can i quote you on that?>

You can now it actually makes sense.

If this doesnt mean the end of the ID card idea, then im giving up on Britain and moving to somewhere with a leadership that is at least commonly acknowledged as being insane.

Like the place where that guy named a day of the week after his mother.

Wonder if this will attract Nigerian bidders??

Now to do a question for the listing.... :D

the shadow chancellor said that it`s f***ed up the gov`ts plans.. i ask about the quote as i am looking for someone in industry to say the same thing..

ooh. its a tough job.

maybe its all a big ploy. the government wil be forced to reissue all these people with new details etc, in a secure manner.. what if they decide to do that with cards?

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THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT

Pro-ID Card nutters will just say "But now they`ll make the system more secure so something like this won`t happen! What have you got to hide?! What have you got to hide?! What have you got to hide?! What have you got to hide?! What have you got to hide?! What have you got to hide?! What have you got to hide?! What have you got to hide?! "





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Pro-ID Card nutters will just say "But now they`ll make the system more secure so something like this won`t happen!

That`s what Darling said on tv this morning.... :¦

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the shadow chancellor said that it`s f***ed up the gov`ts plans.. i ask about the quote as i am looking for someone in industry to say the same thing..

Well, if it helps, im an IT Manager, so my opinion counts for a LOT, obviously.

I just cannot see how this government plans to implement these two large projects after its spectacular mis-management of almost every single large scale IT operation it has embarked on in the last 10 years.

It f***ed up the Child Welfare System, the NHS system, Family Credits, the pathway project, the libra project, the passport system....the list is literally endless.

Its just absolutely endemic that these kind of things will hit the skids as the government is the prime example of cloudy think tank monkey crap.

I just find it absolutely inconcievable that, having messed up every major IT related endeavor since it came to power, the government could sucessfully manage one of the biggest undertakings in IT history.

The twats.

This item was edited on Wednesday, 21st November 2007, 13:35