Data protection authority reports itself to itself after data breach

guest · Jun 4, 2019

Data protection authority reports itself to itself after data breach
June 3, 2019
https://www.grahamcluley.com/data-protection-authority-reports-itself-to-itself-after-data-breach/

Oops.
The Dutch Data Protection Authority, Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, has ‘fessed up that last month it made the same kind of boo-boo many others have committed before – sending out an email with a long list of email addresses listed for all to see in the Cc: rather than hidden away via the Bcc: field.

The email, which exposed the email addresses of 38 journalists and editors on 24 May, was ironically part of a campaign designed to raise awareness of Europe’s GDPR data protection legislation.
The email’s translated subject line?

“What does the Privacy Act mean to you”
Journalists quickly asked whether the data protection agency would be reporting itself to… itself. Which, it appears, they did… albeit not within the 72 hours required by GDPR legislation.
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