UK prime minister embroiled in data loss
The UK government's loss of two disks containing social security and bank details of a whopping 25 million British citizens emerged on Tuesday, and has already seen one very senior head roll - that of Paul Gray, chairman of the UK's tax organization, Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs.
Gray's resignation was announced on Tuesday, but was not enough to seal the fallout from the data loss, which has escalated up to the prime minister.
"I profoundly regret and apologize for the inconvenience and worries that have been caused to millions of families who receive child benefits," Brown said in the UK House of Commons on Wednesday.
