Names, addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses,
details of illnesses and private family circumstances were put on the website
of the South Staffordshire Housing Association. Cancer patients, ex-police
officers, pensioners and the disabled were among those to have their details
laid bare for all to see. Not only were the details and messages made public,
they were also able to be edited and deleted. The computer IP addresses, which
can be used to track individuals to their homes or businesses, were also
published. Read more on the Express & Star website.
