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Norfolk and Suffolk police admit breach involving personal data of 1,230 people

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Information about victims of crime, witnesses and suspects included with freedom of information responses, forces say Two police forces in England have admitted mishandling the sensitive data of victims, witnesses and suspects in cases including domestic abuse incidents, sexual offences, assaults, thefts and hate crime. Norfolk and Suffolk police …

Cumbria police admit huge breach of data of officers and staff

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Exclusive: Accidental publishing of names and salaries happened in March and follows scandal over PSNI leak Another British police force has experienced a huge breach of the data of all its officers and staff, the Guardian has learned. Cumbria police has admitted accidentally publishing the names and salaries of …