Unrecorded meetings and handshake': Damning verdict of Afghan data breach probe

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"A probe into the Ministry of Defence's Afghan data breach was dealt with through a few unrecorded meetings and a handshake, an MP has claimed in a damning assessment of the regulator's role in the scandal. The catastrophic breach exposed the details of thousands of Afghans who said they were in danger from the Taliban because of their links to UK forces and wanted to escape to Britain."

"The leak, which occurred when a spreadsheet with 33,000 lines of data was emailed to someone outside government, triggered a huge secret evacuation programme. The truth of what happened was only revealed after a court battle lasting almost two years, in which national media - including The Independent - challenged an unprecedented superinjunction. The UK's data regulator, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), which was responsible for probing the MoD's response"

A probe into the Ministry of Defence's Afghan data breach was reportedly handled through a few unrecorded meetings and a handshake, an MP said. The breach exposed details of thousands of Afghans who said they faced danger from the Taliban because of links to UK forces and wanted to escape to Britain. The leak occurred when a spreadsheet with 33,000 lines was emailed to someone outside government and triggered a large secret evacuation programme. The truth emerged only after an almost two-year court battle when national media challenged a superinjunction. The Information Commissioner's Office chose not to open a formal investigation and faced criticism.

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