Sainsbury's and BBC Just Call It "IT Issue", Even When Medical Data is Leaked Out, Enabling Public Shaming, Blackmail, or Worse
THERE we go again...
"IT Issue"...
Always the same generic words. In my last job, when we worked with the NHS, they said they were marking as extra sensitive medical data of high-profile people. It's as if they were all along expecting data or privacy breaches while outsourcing everything. Yes, I witnessed some privacy 'flukes' too. NHS data is nowhere as secure as NHS patients are made to believe.
Anyway, Sainsbury's collects tons of data about tons of people. It's almost in the top ten British companies by revenue. Almost not a single person (here in the UK) never ever bought something from Sainsbury's.
So what's going on, Sainsbury's?
Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to the rescue [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]?
Sainsbury's says "IT Issue". This is the latest (5 minutes ago) in the front page of BBC: (notice "IT issue")
That was moments ago. How widespread is this issue? Any comment, Sainsbury's? Any actual journalism, BBC? Or just parroting (repetition of official, arse-covering statements)?
A screenshot from the official Sainsbury's site. Makes one wonder...
We're not done yet. There's a follow-up on the way. We'll continue to explore what's going on, why they repeatedly hang up on clients who worry about privacy after a serious and prolong "accident" (to quote Sainsbury's), and why they repeatedly lie about phoning back.
Any Sainsbury's whistleblowers out there? Contact us. █