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The following is a list of UK government data losses. It lists reported instances of the loss of personal data by UK central and local government, agencies, non-departmental public bodies, etc., whether directly or indirectly because of the actions of private-sector contractors. Such losses tend to receive widespread media coverage in the UK.
The loss of United Kingdom child benefit data was a data breach incident in October 2007, when two computer discs owned by HM Revenue and Customs containing data relating to child benefit went missing. The incident was announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, on 20 November 2007.
The case summaries below are not official or authoritative. Unless otherwise noted, cases were heard by a panel of 5 judges. Cases involving Scots law are highlighted in orange. Cases involving Northern Irish law are highlighted in green. List of judgments of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom delivered in 2009
The commission said that it was not able to know for certain what data was accessed or who was responsible, but the attack showed considerable sophistication. [1] [2] [3] The breach did not have any impact on the electoral process, with only copies of electoral registers visible in the breach, which had not been changed as a result of the ...
National Public Data Breach. National Public Data (NPD), a major government database, experienced one of the largest data breaches this past April, affecting approximately 2.9 billion Social ...
Blackmail case. [8] POI v Lina: Blackmail case PJS v News Group Newspapers: Involves two well known figures in entertainment. Injunction was to be lifted by the Court of Appeal after their identities were revealed abroad and in Scotland, but remained in force following appeal to the Supreme Court. [9] QWE v SDF, GHJ and RTY [10]
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 modified the act for public bodies and authorities, and the Durant case modified the interpretation of the act by providing case law and precedent. [ 6 ] A person who had their data processed had the following rights: [ 7 ] [ 8 ]
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