United Kingdom: names, emails and photos of 250 Afghan interpreters disclosed in error
Volunteers help Afghan refugees in London, Friday August 27, 2021. AP - Alastair Grant
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The British Defense Minister has announced the opening of an investigation after the mistaken disclosure of personal data of Afghan interpreters who worked for the British forces and seeking to settle in the United Kingdom.
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A massive data breach putting the lives of 250 Afghan interpreters at risk was revealed by the BBC on September 21.
The email addresses, names and sometimes associated photos of people who worked for the British forces and seeking to flee Afghanistan were copied into a message without caution.
Negligence qualified as "
criminal
"
Several political figures have denounced this negligence, qualifying it as "
criminal
", including in the majority in power.
MP Johnny Mercer believes that this error will force the interpreters to "
change housing again
" in haste to avoid reprisals from the Taliban, in power in Afghanistan since last month.
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"
We told these Afghan interpreters that we would ensure their safety but this data leak unnecessarily put lives in danger,"
lamented on Twitter MP John Healey, in charge of defense issues within Labor, the main party of opposition.
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