Tories could be fined 20 million Euros for conference app data breach
Tory despair: This image was originally used to show Tory Brexiters haven’t got a clue. It works equally well to describe their reaction to the app calamity.
Reactions to the Conservative conference app that allows users access to every attendee’s contact details have been appearing online.
As you can imagine, they make uncomfortable reading for Tories.
For instance:
We will be reporting the Conservative Party to the Information Commissioners Office in due course.
Fines of up to €20,000,000 can be issued for the most serious GDPR breaches.
This breach is without doubt extremely serious.
— Evolve Politics (@evolvepolitics) September 29, 2018
"Organisations have a legal duty to keep personal data safe and secure. Under the GDPR they must notify the ICO within 72 hours of becoming aware of a personal data breach, if it could pose a risk to people’s rights and freedoms."
2/2
— Evolve Politics (@evolvepolitics) September 29, 2018
It seems there is no way out of this one. The data breach has been identified and it has been proven that the information is available to anyone.
So what are we to make of the following announcement by Tory chairman Brandon Lewis?
We’ve have had a technical issue with our Conference App that has been resolved and it is now functioning securely. We are investigating the issue further and apologise for any concern caused. #CPC18
— Brandon Lewis (@BrandonLewis) September 29, 2018
Fixing the barn door after the horse has bolted?
It bodes ill for Mr Lewis, who had a lot riding on this year’s Tory conference, according to the Evening Standard:
#BrandonLewis a “safe pair of hands.”
It could App en to anyone #CPC18 pic.twitter.com/uJbZ1Feh8o
— Bath Labour Party (@BathLabour) September 29, 2018
Angela Rayner hits the right note here:
A "technical issue" 🤔Brandon it was a monumental security disaster, how on earth are the public to have any confidence in the government involving technology when this happens? Get a grip, the conference hasn't even started yet and the wheels are coming off! #CPC18 #ToryFail 👎 https://t.co/yGOQNKaTPP
— Angela Rayner 🌹 (@AngelaRayner) September 29, 2018
That’s extremely relevant when you consider the app malfunction has been…
Brought to you by the people who believe they can solve the Irish border issue with unspecified ‘technology’. https://t.co/VUUrmmLkXJ
— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) September 29, 2018
This turned out to be a popular discussion point:
The Tory conference app being shockingly bad really fills you with confidence about their plans to use tech to sort out the Irish border problem doesn't it…
— Shehab Khan ITV (@ShehabKhan) September 29, 2018
https://twitter.com/GuitarMoog/status/1046148490114584582
And the conference hasn’t even started yet…
https://twitter.com/huwlemmey/status/1046045047546925056
https://twitter.com/TheMendozaWoman/status/1046156823324225542
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This is what happens when you outsource, things go wrong, as its a euro fine, is the commission almost certainly behind it and why not fine the company responsible rather than the people who commissioned it?
Because the people who commissioned it had a responsibility to ensure that it worked properly before allowing it to do the damage it has done.
First the incompetent shambles, now bring on the Tory civil war ASAP.
Scant reporting oon this by the mainstream Tv as usual.
“We’ve have had a technical issue” ~ We’ve have had a technical issue with our English, also. GCSE fail!!
ALL of those whose details have been obtained will now have to change their numbers. There are VOIP apps for smartphones (such as Incognito Caller ID) which allow the user to set their caller ID for calls and text messages to any number they like. A fake text from a Tory MP to a conference-attending journo? No problem.