Article 36GMP Someone dropped a USB stick containing a bunch of sensitive security data about Heathrow

Someone dropped a USB stick containing a bunch of sensitive security data about Heathrow

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Cory Doctorow
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A London man found a USB stick on a pavement in west London and (unwisely) plugged it into a computer, only to discover that it contained 76 folders with at least 174 documents full of sensitive information on the security arrangements at Heathrow airport, including "the types of ID needed to access restricted areas, a timetable of security patrols and maps pinpointing CCTV cameras" as well as the measures used to protect the Queen when she flies through LHR. (more")

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