The British government has apologized for the publication of a list of contact details of more than a thousand people, including celebrities and politicians, and on new year’s day, a special award given by the queen of england. This is reported by the BBC on Sunday.
The file containing the address information was published Friday in the official web site of the national government, and continued for about an hour on the line. The list contains the address of the singer, Elton John.
According to a spokesperson for the government-it happened with the publication of the list by mistake. “It was by accident, a copy of the list of the recipients of the nieuwjaarsonderscheiding been published that addresses the united states. In the list, it is removed as soon as possible,” said the spokesman, told the BBC.
It will be necessary to examine how the publication of the sensitive information is able to be done. The people affected have been notified.
