UK council faces data breach claim after mishandling trans complaints

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May be of interest here.

https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/22/cornwall_council_complaints_breach/

Oh I do hope heads are going to roll at this crappy council, they're going to regret that they didn't tell the 'perpetually offended' ones that there was no case to answer, jog on.

They deserve all the trouble coming they way, they've got nobody to blame but themselves. 😁

Yes thank for posting, it's relevant to this:
Gender critical councillor challenges Cornwall Council over trans comment complaints | Mumsnet

It's complicated, isn't it - the councillor is GC, the subjects of the data breaches are pro-trans, the GC councillor is stating that their data privacy rights have been breached, and passed that info onto the ICO on their behalf.

But she also distributed their details even further, because she was obliged to, apparently
Cllr Tudor said that because of these complaints, she had to pass the information on to the Free Speech Union, which is representing her, as part of her response, meaning the information was shared even more widely.

It's like Snakes and Ladders with data

I only posted for information, as the UK doesn't do data protection.