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‘They are ruining my life’: how the shadowy world of debt collection can wreck your finances

A stranger’s bill can be passed, in your name, down a chain of companies until it reaches the courts without you knowing anything about it. The result can be catastrophic

The Guardian - UK

UK Government apologises for sharing email address of one of world’s richest men

THE UK Government has apologised after accidentally sharing the email address of one of the world’s richest men in the run-up to a major global…

The National (Scotland)

Government apologises for accidentally leaking email address of one of world’s richest men

Department for Business and Trade has referred itself to the data protection watchdog over ‘human error’

The Independent UK

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Tory party refers itself to watchdog over alleged data breach

Party reportedly copied in more than 300 email addresses in appeal to supporters to sign up for conference

The Guardian - UK

Home Office immigration database errors hit more than 76,000 people

Names, photos and immigration status being mixed up, preventing people applying for jobs and housing

The Guardian - UK

Junk mail: how one click can lead to a deluge

When piles of unsolicited mail and catalogues thud through the letterbox, ask yourself: how do they get your details and how can you stop it?

The Guardian - UK

Police believe lost body-worn video footage has been deleted, not hacked

South Yorkshire Police are ‘deeply sorry’ after camera footage gathered over nearly three years was lost in the latest police data incident.

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South Yorkshire Police admits losing three years’ worth of officer body cam footage

Police force says around 69 cases have been affected by the loss of footage

The Independent UK

Force ‘deeply sorry’ after body-worn footage lost in latest police data concern

South Yorkshire Police said footage in about 69 cases, spanning a period of nearly three years, has been lost from its systems.

The Independent UK

Thousands of adopted children’s names revealed on Scottish website

Genealogy site Scotland’s People made available records of adoptions dating back 100 years, raising fears for breaches of privacy

The Guardian - UK

NI Chief Constable cuts short family holiday to answer questions on data breach

Simon Byrne will appear before a meeting of the Northern Ireland Policing Board in Belfast on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Complaints to Sadiq Khan’s Met police watchdog on public view in ‘data breach’

Personal details of 400 members of the public were left on display in what City Hall described as a ‘data breach’, not a ‘data leak’

Evening Standard

Leytonstone School forced to close after IT system hacked in ‘devastating’ cyber attack

School in Waltham Forest has been closed since half term after it was targeted in a ‘critical incident’

Evening Standard

MPs call for probe into Chinese genetics company over pregnancy test data

Politicians have shared concerns after BGI Group, China’s leading genomics company, was blacklisted by the US government.

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Daily Record

Man forced to survive on benefits after applying for 100 jobs lands dream role as barrister

Taz Aldeek, 29, constantly had job applications rejected despite him holding three degrees - including a masters.

Daily Mirror

Man on benefits after being rejected from 100 jobs finally lands dream role as barrister

Taz Aldeek, 29, saw his applications regularly get knocked back despite having three degrees - including a master's - and eventually had to apply to Universal Credit just to survive

Daily Mirror

Secret Government report on benefit sanctions finally released after three year cover up

The DWP study has been kept under wraps since it was completed in 2020 but it was finally published on Thursday after the Information Commissioner's Office ordered its release

Daily Mirror

Adult training college in data protection row with dissatisfied students

New Trades Career refuses to hand over recordings that could show if false promises were made to students about courses

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A U.K. agency has fined TikTok nearly $16 million for handling of children's data

The U.K.'s Information Commissioner's Office said there were up to 1.4 million children under the age of 13 on the app in 2020, despite TikTok's terms of service saying users must be 13 to sign up.

The Independent UK

Police open to consultation with media over plans to keep suspects’ names secret

Crime reporters raised concerns that new guidelines could make it much harder for journalists to cover criminal cases.

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