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**northernladuk** · 16 April 2010, 15:31

The Register has now deleted the file in cooperation with Gwent Police’s professional standards officers, who travelled to our London offices two days after being contacted.

Yer right. Whatever.....

Would have been nice if the Register had contacted the force in confidence to deal with this issue and maybe save a load of crap and maybe someone poor sap their job.

**Pondlife** · 16 April 2010, 15:33

IT workers were immediately called in by chief constable Mick Giannasi to tighten system security so similar incidents cannot occur in the future. Gwent Police has now reported the breach to the Information Commissioner, as required under the Data Protection Act, and to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.

Outlook -> Contacts -> journo@thereg.co.uk (del)

That'll be £500 please.

**b0redom** · 16 April 2010, 15:37

Or looking at it another way. How many times has this happened? I, for one, would be a bit annoyed if the police went about emailing my details to news outlets....

**northernladuk** · 16 April 2010, 15:38

Originally posted by b0redom View Post

Or looking at it another way. How many times has this happened? I, for one, would be a bit annoyed if the police went about emailing my details to news outlets....

Maybe so but ignorance is bliss!

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