This week an e mail was despatched to folks in Afghanistan. It instructed the recipients, who had all labored for British forces in Afghanistan, that a few of their private information “may have been compromised”. All had utilized for asylum within the UK, fearful as a result of their work for Britain made them a goal for the Taliban. Now they have been instructed their asylum purposes had been leaked into the general public area.
They have been suggested to not take telephone calls or reply to messages or emails from unknown contacts, to restrict entry to their social media, to think about closing their accounts, and to solely go surfing through a non-public connection. Understandably, they have been terrified.
Dan Sabbagh, the Guardian’s defence and safety editor, tells Helen Pidd how 24 hours later, John Healey, the defence secretary, apologised for in all probability the most important – and costliest — information leak in British authorities historical past. And the previous Afghan choose Marzia Babakarkhail tells Helen about how Afghans worry the information checklist may may endanger their lives.
