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Stop smoking, start losing your identity

Memory sticks containing confidential details of 26,000 patients had been lost in Lincolnshire. The USB drives were first reported missing back in the summer, but it has only now been revealed that the devices contained the names, addresses, phone numbers, and NHS referral details of those who participated in NHS Lincolnshires Smoking Cessation scheme. Most of the information could be found from public sources such as the electoral roll and the telephone directory, a spokesperson for the NHS told the BBC.”]

Source: https://grahamcluley.com/stop-smoking-start-losing-identity/

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