Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 10:07:47 +0100
Newsgroups: uk.finance
From: J L Williams 
Subject: Re: lax internet security @ top IFA

The message 
from "Andrew"  contains these words:

> I'm looking for a bit of advice...
> while logged on to the internet site of a top uk IFA and
> browsing my portfolio details ... the site started to display
> other people's portfolios... clients names, holdings etc ...
> Phoned the IFA to complain... they said they would investigate
> and get back to me within 2 hours... a few days later no answer..
snip>

> I used the service again this morning... and halfway through it starts
> showing me
> someone elses portfolio....

Had those been mine and you'd informed me I'd have been jumping all over
that IFA. Doesn't the data protection act cover this *accidental* stuff?
or is that a get out?
 
> What should I do? (other than quietly take my business elsewhere)?

Tell everybody whose details you find? Or is that 'agin the law'?
Jim (back to lurking)