G20 leaders’
personal data leaked. According to Digital Marketing Agenc, organisers of the Asian Cup in
Australia before the G20 summit in Brisbane in November 2014 had received email
from 31 world leaders, detailing in passport numbers and visa.
An
unnamed Department of Immigration director wrote to the Australian Privacy
Commissioner in an email obtained by the Guardian following a Freedom of
Information request, “Given that the risks of the breach are considered very
low and the actions that have been taken to limit the further distribution of
the email, I do not consider it necessary to notify the clients of the breach.”
Officer
explained, “10 minutes after receiving, the email was deleted. Additionally, the
Asian Cup football tournament organizers said they did not believe the email was accessible or stored on
their servers.” The 31
world leaders' dates of birth also inserted in the mail, however, it did not
included personal addresses and other contact details.
However, it should not be surprise due the fact that those
personal data are already available in the public domain given their prominent
positions."
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