Category Archives: Police

Gwent Police

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What

Loss of sensitive personal information.

How much

863 records.

Why

An email containing a spreadsheet intended for 5 police colleagues was accidently forwarded to a website journalist.

Regulator

ICO

Regulatory action

Undertaking issued to ensure that technological measures are introduced and maintained to prevent accidental auto completing of email addresses and similar errors.

Reason for action

The auto-complete function of the email suggested the email address of the journalist and this error was not corrected. Moreover the member of staff was found to have previously displayed a “cavalier” attitude to IT security policies.

When

11 February 2011.

Links

View PDF of the Gwent Police Undertaking (Via ICO Website)

View PDF of the Gwent Police Undertaking (Breach Watch Archive)

Kent Police

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What
Loss of personal data.

How much
Unknown.

Why
Theft of documents containing personal information from a police officer’s car while it was parked overnight.

Regulator
ICO

Regulatory action
Undertaking issued to ensure that policies covering the transportation of data are made clear and are regulated. Where necessary staff must be given secure transportation and storage facilities for data outside of the office

Reason for action
The officer had not used his secure briefcase to transport the papers, nor had he been provided with a secure storage facility at his home in breach of the data controller’s policy

When
18 June 2010

Links
View PDF of the Kent Police Undertaking (Via ICO Website)

View PDF of the Kent Police Undertaking (Breach Watch Archive)