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There was a great article several years ago about parents discovering their child came home with a UK MoD classified CD of data. The children were making clock
by alexwasserman 5y ago
There was a great article several years ago about parents discovering their child came home with a UK MoD classified CD of data.
The children were making clocks in school (typical $1 mechanism, AA powered) with the CD as a clock face. The parent had forgot to send in a CD and was curious what the child was using, and saw it said something like "Top Secret, return to DoD if found", or something to that effect.
Was part of a period where a lot of MoD, MI5, MI6, etc docs were turning up on unsecured laptops, USB keys, left on trains, and the like.
- wrappingpaper 5y agoWhy would a U.K. MOD CD have return to DOD written on it? Depending on where it came from it wouldn’t have any such markings. It would just be a certain colour. Note the highest document the bbc showed is on red/pink paper. Those pink CD’s are a pain to order.
- alexwasserman 5y agoMy bad - lived in the US too long. Meant MoD.