What ever happened to the days where people would take responsibility and fix these things without always going to the media... is the almighty dollar that much better than honesty and honor these days. I fear for our own around the world. Anyone can be bought these days I suppose.
I disagree: I think this is actually a very good story. They talk *about* what the file contains, not actually giving any useful details. For instance, it says: "PROVIDES an A to Z telephone directory of the nation’s most important military figures, including the Defence Secretary, the Chief of the Defence Staff and the Director of Special Forces, ...." It doesn't name any names or give any phone numbers. The stuff about the choppers is similar -- any nitwit could figure out that choppers would be used in that way, and this story doesn't give any details about how they would be used, just says that the file does give details about how they would be used.
The reason I think this is a *good* story is because it alerts readers to the fact that their government has obviously screwed up in terms of security procedures to keep their own information safe! If I were a Brit, I'd be burning up the lines to my elected representatives after reading this story.