Trans children's charity apologises after parents' emails published online
by Nazia Parveen North of England correspondent from Technology | The Guardian on (#4H9ND)
Data breach included names, addresses and phone numbers of parents who asked for advice
A charity that supports transgender children has apologised and referred itself to the information commissioner's office following a data breach that led to the publication of parents' personal emails online.
Mermaids, a UK charity providing support and advice to transgender or non-gender-conforming children, said it immediately took action after being made aware of the data breach on Friday afternoon.
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