The financial times 28 reported that 2020 is coming. The British government has published the list of New Year Awards in accordance with the usual practice, but unexpectedly disclosed the address of the winners online, which has brought many troubles and even potential risks to many celebrities. On the 28th local time, the government cabinet apologized and said it would investigate the matter.
As an official annual routine in the UK, the new year medal has attracted much attention, and this year is no exception. Reuters 29 reported that this year's list still includes many celebrities and well-known literary and sports circles, many of whom have been hot topics in Britain in the past year. The Financial Times reported that at about 11:00 p.m. local time on the 27th, the British Cabinet Office published the new year medal list on the Internet, but the list published the names of the recipients and their working or residential addresses. The list was found to be incorrect and removed after hanging on the Internet for nearly an hour.
According to the disclosed medal list, 1097 people will be awarded medals at various levels, the Financial Times said. Reuters said the 'mistake' was accused of violating citizens' right to private information. To this end, the British cabinet office issued an official statement on the 28th to make a public apology for the matter. The cabinet office said that it had removed these address information from the Internet as soon as possible, and contacted the public information to explain and apologize. At the same time, the office has reported the situation to the office of the UK Information Commissioner (ICO). ICO confirmed the matter and said it was under investigation. According to the Data Protection Act issued by the UK in 2018, the agency, as an independent regulator, has the right to investigate and punish institutions and individuals suspected of divulging citizen information.
Due to work mistakes, the British Cabinet Office mistakenly publicized the information of the honorees, which may lead to some serious consequences, especially considering the sensitive identity of some of them. For example, Ian middot, head of the Royal security team; Everett, John & middot, executive director of BAE, British military enterprise; Campbell et al. The government and the ruling conservative party have also been criticized. Some people from the opposition party accused that if the government could not properly handle the information and data involving secrets, how could they be expected to manage other important affairs of the country. British media said that in the previous British general election, the Conservative Party led by current Prime Minister Johnson won a big victory, but Britain still faces major problems such as brexit. Opposition parties such as the labor party are still waiting for an opportunity to fight back. This information disclosure is a good opportunity.
The BBC has released some photos of celebrities whose privacy has been leaked, singer Elton & middot; John, host Gaby & middot; Logan and others are among them.
Reuters said on the 29th that in addition to the reasons for the information leakage, the outside world is also very concerned about who was awarded the medal. According to the disclosed information, more than half of the 1097 candidates are women, and the identity field involves the political, economic, social and even cultural circles. The list shows that this year's new year's medal list includes British national treasure singer Elton & middot; John. Elton & middot; John's global record sales have exceeded 300 million. He was decorated by the queen in 1998. This time, he will be awarded the honorary Lord for his musical achievements and charitable contributions. Another well-known singer who was decorated is Olivia middot, an Australian singer born in Birmingham, UK; Newton John. She has set a global record of more than 50 million records and won four Grammy Awards and nine American Music Awards. In addition, Sam middot, a British director who has directed the films "American Beauty" and "twelve years of slavery" and won an Oscar; Mendez and Steve & middot; McQueen will also be decorated. In sports, Trevor & middot, former head coach of England cricket national team; Bailis, star Ben & middot; Stokes will be decorated. In the 2019 Cricket World Cup final, Stokes, who was born in New Zealand, performed well and led England to win the world cup for the first time. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip sent congratulatory messages to celebrate their victory.
According to tradition, the British royal family will honor those who have made great contributions to British society or who have been recognized for their outstanding achievements and social services every year, the BBC said on the 29th. The list is published every half a year, which is the official birthday of the queen of England in June and the end of each year. According to the identity and contribution of the recipients, the Knights' Grand Cross, jazz commander's medal, commander's medal, officer's assistant medal, member's assistant medal, etc. are awarded respectively. For ordinary people, the Lord awarded by the queen herself means a high honor, but some people often refuse to receive the medal for various reasons.
Source: Global Times