British party membership list gets posted online
If you are British and have been plotting to stalk a member of the British National Party (BNP) you might just have missed the opportunity. A list with all the party’s members, including names, addresses, and email addresses has recently shown up online. Some of those who just got exposed online are also underage (an extra “benefit” of the family plan BNP offers) and others had mentions of other personal details made public, such as job or hobbies.
As the Register puts it, “That’s how we know that that BNP members include receptionists, district nurses, amateur historians, pagans, line dancers and a male witch.” Members reacted pretty strongly, filing their comments with courses and outrage. As certain professions in the UK are expected to have no political color, they might even lose their job and according to several blog sources, some pretty powerful people in the BNP are to blame for the leak.
BNP spokespersons found out of the leak from the Register, but although completely unaware, they promised to treat whoever is responsible quite harshly!
December 9th, 2008 at 11:47 am
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