In other news from today’s Irish Independent.
There were only 12 people entitled to view the personal data of Dolores McNamara. After she won the lottery, 106 curious officials made a point of accessing all her “private” information.
Although a ‘digital fingerprint’ is created every time a worker accesses a file, the breach confirms that illegal activity is not detected until a third party brings it to the department’s attention.
Even more frightening is the fact that the illegal activity has occurred a number of times since the mole was sacked…
The lowest ranking workers in the department have access to everything — from your name to date of birth to how much you earn — which is kept on a file for your entire life.