A city council has breached the Data Protection Act and a university may face a similar determination. The University of York is investigating a breach involving the personal data of students--including phone numbers and addresses--after the information was accessible on the university's Web site. The university said in a statement it has notified the Information Commissioner, is now reviewing its security systems and has "taken immediate action to rectify this problem." Meanwhile, the commissioner has found that Wolverhampton City Council breached the Data Protection Act by allowing personal information to be disposed of in a skip. The council has signed an undertaking.
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