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News Burst: Hacking costs Spanish Big Brother $4m

Wendy McAuliffe ZDNet.co.uk

Published: 25 Aug 2000 10:20 BST

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The Spanish Big Brother could be fined up to $4m after a hacker broke into its server and posted personal details of applicants on a fanclub Web site.

The details were meant to remain undisclosed and included the contestants' credit rating, IQ and medical history.

Organisers of the show could face a $4m privacy fine, in addition to a flood of lawsuits from up to 1,700 applicants.

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While full medical records may be of (dubious) value at rear/base medical facilities, these could be provided much simpler by either physical disk or electronic transfer to an "in theatre" database for individuals posted in. That £80m (and it's associated running costs) could have been far better employed in resuscitating a disbanded infantry battalion or providing a big boost in equipment quality and quantity.

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