Revenue head quits after massive data breach
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By Nicole Kobie
published The head of HM Revenue and Customs has quit after discs containing details of million child benefit claimants were lost, according to media reports.
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Freelance journalist Nicole Kobie first started writing for ITPro in 2007, with bylines in New Scientist, Wired, PC Pro and many more.
Nicole the author of a book about the history of technology, The Long History of the Future.