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FOI spreadsheet exposed all 9,483 PSNI officers and staff; ICO fine of GBP 750,000Aug 8, 20233 years agoExposed data9,483
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  • 2026-09-25 · Police Service of Northern Ireland, 2023-08-08 · source_type: regulator
  • 2026-09-25 · Police Service of Northern Ireland, 2023-08-08 · source_url: https://ico.org.uk/action-weve-taken/enforcement/2024/10/police-service-of-northern-ireland-mpn/
  • 2026-09-25 · Police Service of Northern Ireland, 2023-08-08 · verified_by: research
  • 2026-09-25 · Police Service of Northern Ireland, 2023-08-08 · verified: 1
  • 2026-09-25 · Police Service of Northern Ireland, 2023-08-08 · fine_usd: 980000
  • 2026-09-25 · Police Service of Northern Ireland, 2023-08-08 · lawsuit: GBP 750,000 ICO fine (Oct 2024)
  • 2026-09-25 · Police Service of Northern Ireland, 2023-08-08 · attack: misconfiguration
  • 2026-09-25 · Police Service of Northern Ireland, 2023-08-08 · records_basis: organization
  • 2026-09-25 · Police Service of Northern Ireland, 2023-08-08 · records: 9483
  • 2026-09-25 · Police Service of Northern Ireland, 2023-08-08 · discovered: 2023-08-08
  • 2026-09-25 · Police Service of Northern Ireland, 2023-08-08 · summary: On 8 August 2023 PSNI published a freedom of information response to WhatDoTheyKnow with a hidden worksheet listing surnames, initials, ranks and roles of its entire workforce; it was removed within hours. The ICO fined PSNI GBP 750,000 und
  • 2026-09-25 · Police Service of Northern Ireland, 2023-08-08 · title: FOI spreadsheet exposed all 9,483 PSNI officers and staff; ICO fine of GBP 750,000
  • 2026-09-25 · Police Service of Northern Ireland, 2023-08-08 · added
  • 2026-09-25 · Police Service of Northern Ireland · added

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