GB Wycombe District Council Jan 2015 Technical Error (Q15470)
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A data breach risk event
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | GB Wycombe District Council Jan 2015 Technical Error |
A data breach risk event |
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January 2015
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More than 1,000 residents across Wycombe have received the wrong details on a postal voting form __ sparking fears over the councils handling of confidential data. Emma Banister Dean from Turville, near Marlow, told the BFP she opened her postal vote registration form yesterday to find it printed with the personal details of a woman living in High Wycombe. After calling to complain, she was told by Wycombe District Council that 1,200 people had received forms containing other peoples details after a bungled mailing operation. And with fears in previous years over postal vote fraud in the district, the concerned resident says she has lost confidence in WDCs ability to handle the sensitive details in their care. She said: Ive asked them where my information has gone, and Ive also asked if t (English)
