Hong Kong Police Complaints Data Leak Puts City On Edge

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

Via El Reg.

[snip]

The personal details of 20,000 people who made complaints about the police in Hong Kong have leaked onto the net. The 
apparently accidental leak of personal data submitted to Hong Kong's Independent Police Complaints Council (IPPC) has 
caused a huge flap in the Chinese city.

The database contained full details of complaints made from 1996 to 2004. Information included dates of complaints, the 
full names and addresses of complainants, details of alleged offences, names and other particular of allegedly bent 
cops, outcome of complaints and more. The breach was unearthed by webb-site.com, an independent site that monitors Hong 
Kong's corporate and economic governance.

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More:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/03/28/hk_data_leak_rumpus/

- ferg


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