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| People need to be more aware of the dangers of having too much personal information stored online, the UK's data protection watchdog has warned. | People need to be more aware of the dangers of having too much personal information stored online, the UK's data protection watchdog has warned. |
| The Information Commissioner's Office said there was increasing caution about security but recent cases highlighted the risks of data being lost. | The Information Commissioner's Office said there was increasing caution about security but recent cases highlighted the risks of data being lost. |
| It urged people to use the Data Protection Act to find out what information organisations kept on them. | It urged people to use the Data Protection Act to find out what information organisations kept on them. |
| It is launching an online guide to help people manage their information. | It is launching an online guide to help people manage their information. |
| Visitors who go to the organisation's website will be able to use the Personal Information Healthcheck to get advice on how to protect their details. | |
| 'No choice' | 'No choice' |
| A survey of 2,020 UK adults in conducted for the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) in August found 95% of people believed their personal information was valuable and more than 70% claimed to routinely shred personal documents. | A survey of 2,020 UK adults in conducted for the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) in August found 95% of people believed their personal information was valuable and more than 70% claimed to routinely shred personal documents. |
| The ICO said a survey of 1,000 people in 2007 found 44% had never considered contacting an organisation to find out what information it held about them. | The ICO said a survey of 1,000 people in 2007 found 44% had never considered contacting an organisation to find out what information it held about them. |
| ICO deputy commissioner David Smith said: "Sometimes people have no choice but to provide personal details to organisations. | ICO deputy commissioner David Smith said: "Sometimes people have no choice but to provide personal details to organisations. |
| "Yet the more information we provide, the greater the risk that it will become out of date, be held for too long, or fall into the wrong hands. | "Yet the more information we provide, the greater the risk that it will become out of date, be held for too long, or fall into the wrong hands. |
| "It is time for more people to stand up and use the rights they have under the Data Protection Act." | "It is time for more people to stand up and use the rights they have under the Data Protection Act." |
| The loss of information held on people who had expressed an interest in joining the armed forces and on UK driving theory test candidates are among the cases to come to light in the last year. | The loss of information held on people who had expressed an interest in joining the armed forces and on UK driving theory test candidates are among the cases to come to light in the last year. |