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"With great power, comes great responsibility"

Uncle Ben shared this sage advice with Peter Parker in ‘Spider-Man’ and we think they are very wise words indeed.

When we share our personal information with an organisation, we might be giving them a privileged insight into some of the most private areas of our lives. So, while sharing our information can improve our lives, we rightly expect organisations to keep it safe, use it responsibly and only for the reason we intended.

Find out how the loss of 25 million people’s child benefit data was a stark reminder that all organisations have a responsibility to treat our personal information with respect. 

A person holds a blue school dinner tray. They've started to collect their dinner and have added a banana and an apple to the tray. A medical history form. You can see the person’s name, date of birth, their personal health history. medical problems and list of surgeries. This includes a nasal surgery at Wythenshawe Hospital in 2023. A woman is pinning a red ribbon in a cross formation to the lapel of her jacket. The pin is to show support for HIV charities.

A close up of a woman wearing a 1980s Everton football club shirt. The shirt is light grey with a blue V-neck and silver stripes. You can see the Everton Crest which is the letters EFC with 2 Laurel wreaths either side of Prince Rupert’s tower.A man is working on a bundle of documents. He's highlighting a map of London. He's already highlighted the areas of Haringey and Hackney. Underneath the map you can see two more document piles. One set is from a London housing association and the other documents from a job centre.A person is stood outside against a wall. Their hand is raised and they’re holding a placard aloft that says, “Pay no poll tax. Don't pay. Don’t collect.”

A close up shot of a person holding a COVID-19 vaccination card.A woman puts a mobile phone into an evidence bag. An up-close image of a man wearing a bright blue Covid face mask.A woman holds a CD in the palm of her hand close up to the camera so you can see the rainbow holographic lights of the CD shine.