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"A Canadian citizen had her passport information, immigration history and contact details erroneously shared with a Russian woman by the Home Office in an egregious example of mix-ups in the government's eVisa system. The data breach came to light after the Canadian woman was contacted out of the blue by a Russian citizen who had accessed her own eVisa, only to find that the other's details had been merged with her own."
The Independent emphasizes on-the-ground reporting across reproductive rights, climate change, and Big Tech and relies on donations to fund journalism without paywalls. A Home Office eVisa system error merged two applicants' records, allowing a Russian woman to access a Canadian citizen's passport information, immigration history, email address, telephone number, and nationality through the eVisa. The Home Office sent a confirmation email to the Russian woman instead of the Canadian. The Russian woman later experienced difficulties re-entering the UK at Heathrow after visiting Russia for Christmas. The Canadian woman, who lives in Wales, was extremely traumatised by the breach. Migrant charities and rights groups raised the case in a joint letter to the Information Commissioner's Office; the incident occurred in December 2024.
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