Government fined £500,000 for New Year honours data breach

[Andrew_C]

Or, rather, we are fined £1/2 million, due to ineptness.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-59505637

[Jawloms]

Or, rather, we are fined £1/2 million

 

Yep, but can you imagine the uproar if they weren't fined?

[Ironside]

Yep, but can you imagine the uproar if they weren't fined?

 

counterpoint: fire the person who caused the breach

 

from a cannon

 

into the north sea

[Jawloms]

counterpoint: fire the person who caused the breach

 

from a cannon

 

into the north sea

 

Absolutely, and I'm not saying a fine is right or wrong, just there would be uproar if there wasn't one.

[Ironside]

Absolutely, and I'm not saying a fine is right or wrong, just there would be uproar if there wasn't one.

 

Aye, but in cases like these the fine doesn't really hurt the people who ought to be hurt, this should be a resume generating event ideally

[Andrew_C]

Not just one person either, or the office cleaner will be carrying the can. Someone should have been supervising; and someone appointed that supervisor above their skill level, or failed to train them.