You Can Run...

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Duration: 40 minutes

But can you hide? Simon Boazman investigates how much information is held on him, whether its secure and if he can reduce his data trail.

He crosses the UK to discover on the way how his mobile phone, his laptop and his car give up his secrets, how his hospital records are not completely confidential and even his child is about to become a number on a Government database.

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    Panorama reporter Simon Boazman speaks about his surprise at how readily available his personal details are.

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    A look at how much information is held on each of us, if it is secure and whether we can reduce our data trail.

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