Ian Burrell reports:
Highly sensitive and confidential information relating to a secret British Army unit which is alleged to have shot unarmed civilians in Northern Ireland has been “lost” by the BBC’s investigative team on the Panorama programme.
The material, which includes information on former soldiers from the controversial Military Reaction Force, leaked out following a lapse in security.
It is understood that at least one former serviceman from the elite unit has had his identity compromised.
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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is investigating the major loss of data by the Panorama team after an inexperienced researcher allegedly downloaded a cache of material from an online dropbox service on to a USB stick and handed it to a third party.
It is understood that the matter is being treated as a potential criminal offence under Section 55 of the Data Protection Act.
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