Greater Manchester Police has paid a fine of 120,000 pounds after a breach involving the theft of a memory stick containing sensitive information, Publicservice.co.uk reports. The stick was not password-protected and contained details on more than 1,000 individuals connected to crime investigations. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) found that Greater Manchester Police regularly used unencrypted memory sticks to transport data, the report states. The ICO has also confirmed it is investigating Network Housing Group’s accidental breach of employee information. Meanwhile, one expert is calling for additional patient privacy safeguards in the wake of recent NHS breaches and subsequent actions by the ICO.
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