[privacy] UK: Security Concerns Affect Web Visa Applications

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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Via The Scotsman (props, Flying Hamster).

[snip]

Online applications for some UK visas have been suspended amid claims a
security loophole left personal data vulnerable to identity thieves, it was
reported last night.

IT systems covering India, Russia and Nigeria were affected and up to
50,000 Indian travellers could have been exposed to having their personal
details stolen.

Home addresses, dates of birth and passport numbers were all said to be
accessible for more than a year, creating what the Tories said was a
security breach open to being exploited by terrorists.

The Information Commissioner, the government's data privacy watchdog
demanded a "full explanation" from the Foreign Office over the apparent
breach - to which it was alerted a year ago.

[snip]

More:
http://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=772752007

- - ferg

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