The papers also said that a further 455, 000 customers who returned merchandise without receipts had personal data stolen - including driver's licence numbers.

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"Information is the world's new currency, and high-profile data leaks have become much more of a driver of IT spending, " he says.

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"If the goal of employing red-light camera systems is to improve driver safety, the data suggest that the program has failed, " New Jersey state Sen.

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For nearly a generation, the information sector, which comprises everything from media and data processing to internet-related businesses, has been ballyhooed as a key driver for both national and regional economic growth.

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In Navevo's case the data will be used to flash a warning symbol on its sat-nav maps when a driver approaches a "warning zone" with a 50m (164ft) radius circle drawn around the area.

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Gauges and driver data are provided via an eclectic fusion of both analog and digital sources, with aviation-derived design cues.

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All this data doesn't just help out the guys in the pit crew--it makes the job of the driver a lot easier, too.

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