Personal data of 600,000 on lost laptop
Summary
January 19, 2008: A junior member of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom lost a laptop with personal information about 600,000 people, including serving personnel and many others who have expressed interest in pursuing a military career, when it was stolen from his car.
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Game and Story Use
- Adventure Seed: The Hunt for the Dreamers
- The data is likely available for sale on the black market now, providing justification for player characters who want to gain illegal information on specific people living in the UK.
- The laptop itself is a good example of a MacGuffin which both criminal organizations, police, and intelligence agencies will be after.
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