{"id":1702,"date":"2007-07-11T15:21:46","date_gmt":"2007-07-11T15:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/Wordpress\/?p=1702"},"modified":"2007-07-11T15:21:46","modified_gmt":"2007-07-11T15:21:46","slug":"private_security_lapses_fuel_1_7bn_yearly_crime_losses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/News\/articles\/private_security_lapses_fuel_1_7bn_yearly_crime_losses","title":{"rendered":"Private security lapses fuel \u00a31.7bn yearly crime losses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Security lapses made by banks, shops and even government departments are playing a major role in supporting criminal activity in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>        Reports suggest that around &pound;1.7 billion a year is stolen as a result of identity theft and other similar attacks &ndash; promoting the importance of protective devices such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/office-machines-supplies\/shredders-supplies\/c-2485\">Paper shredders<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>        Richard Thomas, the Information Commissioner, has now rounded on companies that have been caught dumping personal information, which should really be destroyed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/office-machines-supplies\/shredders-supplies\/c-2485\">Paper shredders<\/a> or properly disposed of.<\/p>\n<p>        &quot;Over the last year we have seen far too many careless and inexcusable breaches of people&#8217;s personal information. The roll call of banks, retailers, government departments, public bodies and other organisations which have admitted serious security lapses is frankly horrifying.<\/p>\n<p>        &quot;Business and public sector leaders must take their data protection obligations more seriously.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>        The public&#8217;s awareness of data protection rights hit an all-time high of 82 per cent in a recent study and it would clearly be beneficial to offices and homes across the UK to invest in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/office-machines-supplies\/shredders-supplies\/c-2485\">Paper shredders<\/a> to ensure personal information is not easily leaked.<\/p>\n<p>        Concerned consumers can pick up a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/office-machines-supplies\/shredders-supplies\/c-2485\">Paper shredder<\/a> from Paperstone.co.uk from as little as &pound;21.65 &ndash; a simple measure which could potentially save businesses and householders thousands.<\/p>\n<p>        At Paperstone we can supply your firm with a wide selection of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/\">office supplies<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Security lapses made by banks, shops and even government departments are playing a major role in supporting criminal activity in the UK. 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