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UK data watchdog fines government office for disclosing New Year's gong list

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some people are more equal than others according to this

In typical data breaches, amount of fine per persons details leaked is tiny

In this case, by ICO standards, its huge

They obviously deem honours recipients as a higher calibre of person than your average pleb.

Or can we see this as a start of a new approach and ICO fines actually exceeding a weedy slap on the wrist*

* No, its one rule for them and one for the rest of us yet again

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