From: lyger (lygerattrition.org)
Date: Tue Feb 03 2009 - 06:45:41 CST

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/4437985/BBC-sends-personal-details-of-1500-pensioners-to-wrong-addresses.html

The TV Licence renewal documents - including names, dates of birth, first
lines of address and National Insurance numbers - were sent to 1,199
residential care homes in December 2008.

The details of 16,521 people over the age of 75 were sent out, but many
were sent to the wrong care homes.

Once notified of the error, 852 of the care homes were contacted by the
BBC. At least 1,512 had gone to the wrong place, the BBC has admitted.

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