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In general terms, what kind of organisation made the alleged breach? There will be (and I'm talking about an organisation of any size such as the NHS, Police, Local Authority, Bank etc) a Data Controller who you should contact in the first instance.
However, this is general advice only in the absence of any real info
and as such may not be applicable or relevant to your situation.
However, this is general advice only in the absence of any real info
and as such may not be applicable or relevant to your situation.aw51 121565 said:
In general terms, what kind of organisation made the alleged breach? There will be (and I'm talking about an organisation of any size such as the NHS, Police, Local Authority, Bank etc) a Data Controller who you should contact in the first instance.
However, this is general advice only in the absence of any real info and as such may not be applicable or relevant to your situation.
Thanks. Met Police officer at a mid to senior level emailed confidential HR data to an email address. Unfortunately they made an error in the email address and it came to me, not the intended recipient.However, this is general advice only in the absence of any real info
and as such may not be applicable or relevant to your situation.Problem is I can't find who to call or email, just forms and policies.
I also want the intended recipient to get the contents as it is not trivial content.
ging84 said:
What are you trying to achieve?
The right person gets the data.The right bit of Met Police has a quiet word (hence my comment on not flagging to information commissioner)
The officer gets to fix it but it doesn't get swept under the carpet by him for the error, which whilst basic, was v easy to check.
Having seen the content, I want to ensure there is a formal record to ensure the individual isn't penalised for not receiving the email, etc.
Vaud said:
Thanks. Met Police officer at a mid to senior level emailed confidential HR data to an email address. Unfortunately they made an error in the email address and it came to me, not the intended recipient.
Problem is I can't find who to call or email, just forms and policies.
I also want the intended recipient to get the contents as it is not trivial content.
There should be a footer at the end of the email stating " if you are not the intended recipient, please delete immediately"Problem is I can't find who to call or email, just forms and policies.
I also want the intended recipient to get the contents as it is not trivial content.
Or a variant of.
Just do as it says, or reply to the sender & say "sorry, I don't believe this was intended for me"
No need to do anything else.
Update: Spoke to Met Police Public Access Office this morning (which is where, it turns out, the data officer also resides) - who were very helpful and viewed it as a security breach and would look into it.
I asked them explicitly if I should have followed the advice in the footer, and just delete or reply, and they said no - it is a security breach and should be checked internally in case there are other issues and other data being sent out to non secure email addresses.
I asked them explicitly if I should have followed the advice in the footer, and just delete or reply, and they said no - it is a security breach and should be checked internally in case there are other issues and other data being sent out to non secure email addresses.
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