Barnet Council in the UK recently lost data after 9,000 children when an employee's home was burgled.

"The London Borough Council has written to residents affected by the loss, namely year 11 pupils who attended any school in Barnet from 2006 to 2009," writes IT PRO's Jennifer Scott. "The data was lost earlier this month after a member of staff at the council took CDs, USB sticks and a computer home, which were then stolen by a burglar."

"Although the computer was encrypted, the storage devices were not, which the council has admitted was a 'breach of council policy,'" Scott writes.

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