ICO Data Breach Investigation Outcome
Dear University of East Anglia,
In regards to the data breach which your institution suffered in June 2017 whereby an email was mistakenly sent to 298 American Studies undergraduates containing details of 42 students with extenuating circumstances. Please can you disclose the following information:
1. When did The University of East Anglia report this incident to the ICO
2. Transcript of any communications to between the ICO and The University of East Anglia in response to the breach outlined above
3. Has the ICO began an investigation into this incident
3.1. If so what action did the ICO take against The University of East Anglia
Yours faithfully,
Ibrahim
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Ibrahim,
Further to your request of 20 September 2017, we have prepared response
but would ask that you provide a valid name to respond to as mandated by
s.8(1) of the Act. Absent a full name, your request is legally not valid
and we are under no obligation to provide a response. However, once a
name is provide, we will proceed with a response to your request. For
your information, guidance on what constitutes a valid request is provided
by the Information Commissioners office her:
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We would, in particular, draw your attention to paragraphs 15-31 of the
guidance.
Yours, Dave Palmer
Dear Freedom of Information,
Apologies I thought I did include it, my full name is Ibrahim Güney
Yours sincerely,
Ibrahim
Dear Ibrahim Guney
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2017 under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
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Jane
Sent on behalf of Ellen Paterson
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