Scottish National Party members found among list of names signed up to rival Alba Party after website whoopsie

2021-03-29 12:32

Alex Salmond's Alba Party has got off to a rocky start after a coding error on its website appeared to expose the names of those signed up.

First reported by Scotland's The Herald On Sunday, the names of more than 4,000 people who had signed up to attend events were inadvertently made public.

Alba certainly wouldn't be the first and, we're sad to say, won't be the last victim of such iffy coding although we imagine that the members of the SNP spotted on the list are in for a bit of a talking-to.

Security analyst Graham Cluley posted: "Is it possible the website was created in something of a rush, without proper consideration for user security? You might think that, I couldn't possibly comment."

The Alba Party has yet to respond to The Register's request for comment.

"We will be closely monitoring how personal data is being used during political campaigning and making sure that all parties and campaigns are aware of their responsibilities under data protection and direct marketing laws." .

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