Lose Data and you go to Jail

Interesting article in Computing today.
Lord Erroll is proposing an amendment to the Data Protection Act which covers data controllers in the public sector. "Data controllers need to wake up to the importance of personal data, whether in the public or private sector," he said. The amendments mean tough penalties for losing or trading in data.
If ever there was a reason for organisations to embrace VRM then a 2 year jail sentence is a pretty good incentive.