Children's private records leaked on internet from independent school applications

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/9485004/Childrens-private-records-leaked-on-internet-from-independent-school-applications.html

By Jason Lewis
Investigation's Editor
Telegraph.co.uk
19 Aug 2012

The security breach led to the publication of 1,367 private records, 
including the names and addresses of pupils and parents and confidential 
notes about their children?s personality and school achievements and, in 
some cases, illnesses and learning difficulties.

Among those who had their family details disclosed were a leading 
television actor, a pop star and the son of a former Cabinet minister.

The list also includes the families of senior businessmen, bankers, 
lawyers, Foreign Office officials and senior military personnel.

One of the victims, a prominent businesswoman who used the company to try 
to find a school for her son, said it was ?a terrible breach of privacy?.

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