Some police officers in Northern Ireland will consider their futures with the force after a data breach, former Justice Minister Naomi Long says.
Police officers in Northern Ireland are frightened and their families and friends could be "jeopardised" after details were published in error, a former NI justice minister has said.In response to a freedom of information request, the Police Service of Northern Ireland shared names of all police and civilian personnel, where they were based and their roles.
"These are people, both staff and officers, who put themselves at risk in order to keep the rest of us safe and the organisation has failed to protect their data and keep them safe," she added.An emergency meeting of the Policing Board, which oversees the PSNI, will be held on Thursday morning. They remain committed to using violence to try to bring about a united Ireland, something which has been rejected by Sinn Féin - currently the largest nationalist party in Northern Ireland - for many years.
He described the data breach as a monumental error and said it would be a "long, arduous task"to get to the bottom of it. It includes the surname and first initial of every employee, their rank or grade, where they are based and the unit they work in, including sensitive areas such as surveillance and intelligence.Apologising to officers at a press conference on Tuesday evening, Assistant Chief Constable Chris Todd said the error was unacceptable.
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