A recent letter on Data breaches in the Labour party and my reply

 catherine Love

Wed 03/11/2021 18:40

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•  The Labour Party

This is all a bit late in the day when you leaked my data including investigations into antisemitism to the Sunday Times and which was also reported by the Daily Mail and the Metro. As a mother and carer to two disabled people, I employ a Jewish young woman and an African man through direct payments as my choice of carers for my sons. These people are like family to me and the young ladies family were horrified that she was working for a so-called antisemite. I have met with her family and they are satisfied that I am far from what was reported. In a court of law, I would have easily proven that what you were accusing me of is so completely off it could be deemed to be satire if it was not so serious. 

You should not be holding any of my information and I request that any information that you hold to be sent to me under the freedom of information act along with any other information that you hold including emails minutes and discussions held not excluding and especially of the investigation in my activity on Twitter and elsewhere. I did explain these were a part of longer conversations that I was having with others on Twitter. The information that you received were cut and pasted to make it appear that I was saying something completely different by a group run by Mr Collier aka Gnasher Jew.

You can rest assured that I will not ever be a member of the labour party again. Neither will I or my family be voting for Labour in any general election given the lies and how the party has used antisemitism against itself and its members to slander my good name and that of many others not least that of Mr Jeremy Corbyn. Your actions towards left-wing supporters of the party and especially previous lifelong supporters are playing right into the hands of the Tories and I am sure that this fight had this very intention at the very heart of these activities. 

I would strongly advise you to never use my name in any further activities in the parties need to break away from the left as the party leans ever further to the right with the hope that it will gain more financing from rich Tory donors and oligarchs. This is nothing short of self-harm and suicide and as a trained samaritan, I have seen more than my fair share of that in my lifetime. 

I look forward to your reply to my subject access request as a matter of urgency.

Yours sincerely

Catherine love 

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From: The Labour Party <privacy@labour.org.uk>
Sent: 03 November 2021 17:44
To: ********************

Subject: Notification of data incident

 

Notification of data incident Private and Confidential <Catherine Love> <***********************> Wednesday 3 November 2021 Dear Sir / Madam, We are writing to you to let you know that a third party that handles data on our behalf has been subject to a cyber incident. While the Party’s investigation remains ongoing, we wanted to make you aware of this incident and the measures which we have taken in response. We have also provided details of precautionary steps you may consider taking to help protect yourself. What happened? On 29 October 2021, we were informed of the cyber incident by the third party. The third party told us that the incident had resulted in a significant quantity of Party data being rendered inaccessible on their systems. As soon as the Party was notified of these matters, we engaged third-party experts and the incident was immediately reported to the relevant authorities, including the National Crime Agency (NCA), National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The Party continues to work closely with each of these authorities. The Party is also working closely and on an urgent basis with the third party in order to understand the full nature, circumstances and impact of the incident. The Party’s own data systems were unaffected by this incident. What information was involved? We understand that the data includes information provided to the Party by its members, registered and affiliated supporters, and other individuals who have provided their information to the Party. The full scope and impact of the incident is being urgently investigated. What are the Labour Party doing? The Party takes the security of all personal information for which it is responsible very seriously. It is doing everything within its power to investigate and address this incident in close liaison with law enforcement, the Information Commissioner’s Office and the affected third party. What you can do With incidents of this nature becoming increasingly common, it is more important than ever to remain vigilant against suspicious activity. As an immediate precaution, and in line with National Cyber Security Centre guidance, we recommend you take the following steps to protect yourself: Be especially vigilant against suspicious activity, including suspicious emails, phone calls or text messages. The National Cyber Security Centre has published advice regarding suspicious emails on its website: https://ncsc.gov.uk/guidance/suspicious-email-actions  If you have received an email which you’re not quite sure about, forward it to the Suspicious Email Reporting Service (SERS) via report@phishing.gov.uk. You can also implement two-factor authentication (2FA) where possible to protect your online accounts from unauthorised access as described in the following publication on the National Cyber Security Centre’s website: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance/setting-two-factor-authentication-2fa Additional guidance about what to watch out for online can be found here: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance/data-breaches For more information If you have any questions or queries in relation to this incident, please direct them to privacy@labour.org.uk. We will also provide updates on our website in respect of this incident in line with guidance received from relevant law enforcement authorities. Kind regards, The Labour Party