tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post4330513785259262552..comments2024-03-28T23:56:22.210+00:00Comments on HMRC Is Shite: Data SecurityKen Frosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568488818950912374noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-1608900576068531992009-04-28T14:25:00.000+01:002009-04-28T14:25:00.000+01:00Surely it shouldn't be necessary to go through eac...Surely it shouldn't be necessary to go through each of an agent's clients, anonymous (no relation). HMRC deals with thousands of agents, all of whom eventually stop trading for one reason or another. The database(s) surely must have the ability to flag up an agent as having ceased and automatically remove him/her from each client's records. Even HMRC's IT consultants should've worked that one out.<br /><br />Doesn't seem to have worked in this case, of course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-62202272748454729152009-04-25T19:38:00.000+01:002009-04-25T19:38:00.000+01:00P.S. If however, you are able to supply a list of ...P.S. If however, you are able to supply a list of client's with their UTR or NINO then you may be lucky enough to get someone to do it as a one off job if the list is not too long.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-4549237565068125092009-04-25T19:30:00.000+01:002009-04-25T19:30:00.000+01:00In these days when so many people claim to know so...In these days when so many people claim to know so much about using computers. I get cross at people's lack of business accumen. Nobody's computer syatems are like Star Trek - there are limits to the amount of available storage space. Each t/p record may contain the name of an agent, if one has been appointed. It is usual to set up or delete an agent as being authorised on a masterfile, but once that name is added to a number of individual record(s), it becomes time consuming to delete each one individually. Strange thing is we used to do it using punched cards 30yrs ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-87707574486414335612009-03-20T14:51:00.000+00:002009-03-20T14:51:00.000+00:00That is brilliant. I'm totally going to start doin...That is brilliant. I'm totally going to start doing that. <BR/><BR/>Shame you have to open them to find out which have reply envelopes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-45747309234728759542009-03-20T12:01:00.000+00:002009-03-20T12:01:00.000+00:00Why not just do what I do with junk mail?Collect i...Why not just do what I do with junk mail?<BR/><BR/>Collect it up until one appears with a pre-paid return envelope, then I stuff everything I've collected into that one overstuffed envelope and drop it in the letterbox. Don't care which company it all goes to.<BR/><BR/>The information on the post is obviously public domain already. Hopefully they get surcharged by the postal service for overweight replies and then have to log and/or scan the contents in their post rooms too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com