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Originally Posted by Incognitas
Well it's no longer astonishing because it's become commonplace sadly. 
I'm wondering just how much/many sensitive documents are wondering around the country and beyond in the company of forgetful civil and military personnel? 
Has no one bothered to tighten up security anywhere at all?How can someone just walk out of their workplace with such documents without any checks being made?  |
It's not quite on the same level, but I remember when I first started working for a large(ish) public organisation. A couple of days after I started, they had a burglarly in one of their buildings, in which a *lot* of equipment was stolen.
I had to go to that building the next day to pick up some equipment. I walked in with no ID (deliberately). About 15 minutes later, I walked out with about £10,000 worth of equipment (a £4000 laptop and a £6000 video/data projector). I made no attempt to hide the fact I was taking the equipment.
Not once was I challenged by the security guard despite that fact that he didn't know me (I had started a couple of days earlier). I had no ID and no uniform (the dress code was casual so I wore jeans and a T shirt). In fact, I had nothing that didn't show I had walked in from the street. He sat there watching me go out of the building.
I reported this to my line manager, was called in to his line manager to explain what had happened, and, IIRC, the guard was promptly fired as a result.