Why did the government cover up the MoD data breach for so long? | James O’Brien on LBC
The government spent nearly two years using an unprecedented super-injunction to prevent the public from learning about a catastrophic Ministry of Defence data breach that exposed the personal details of thousands of Afghans who had worked with UK forces.
The breach, which happened under the previous Conservative government, involved the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) — a scheme set up to offer sanctuary in the UK to Afghans who supported British military operations during the 20-year war in Afghanistan.
More than 18,000 applicants were affected, with names and contact details, email addresses and phone numbers leaked. When family members are included, the number of people potentially put at risk rises to around 100,000.
James O’Brien asks, ‘Why did the government cover up the MoD data breach for so long?’
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