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Warning PlugSurfing App is publishing PRIVATE EV Network dat

Postby Kevin Sharpe » Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:17 pm

It's become clear today that the PlugSurfing App http://www.plugsurfing.co.uk/ is publishing PRIVATE data from the EV Network http://www.ev-network.org.uk/

We have contacted both companies to find out how this is possible...
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Re: Warning PlugSurfing App is publishing PRIVATE EV Network

Postby timpootle » Mon Sep 05, 2011 9:30 pm

Wow, thanks Kevin. The data would be easy to scrape, but a gross invasion of privacy. I hope this is resolved soon.
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Re: Warning PlugSurfing App is publishing PRIVATE EV Network

Postby Kevin Sharpe » Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:32 pm

timpootle wrote:The data would be easy to scrape, but a gross invasion of privacy.
yeh, it's not clear how they aquired the data... they claim it's from a "public source" but I think we need feedback from Tim on that....

EV Network members can read more here;

http://www.ev-network.org.uk/Default.aspx?pageId=142946&mode=MessageList&eid=692550
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Re: Warning PlugSurfing App is publishing PRIVATE EV Network

Postby Kevin Sharpe » Tue Sep 06, 2011 8:30 am

Does anyone know how to contact Tim the founder of EV Network? Emails are receiving no reply and it's clear that all private data has been published including home details. It's also clear that PlugSurfing have some process issues... the email I received from them has a copy of another persons complaint attached including their full details :roll:
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Re: Warning PlugSurfing App is publishing PRIVATE EV Network

Postby Kevin Sharpe » Tue Sep 06, 2011 10:04 am

I have been informed by PlugSurfing that they are in the process of removing all private data. They declined to comment on how they obtained the EV Network members only data. Should anyone wish to contact the company involved here are the details;

Tom Raulien
E-Xite Limited
29 Harley Street
London
W1G 9QR
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Re: Warning PlugSurfing App is publishing PRIVATE EV Network

Postby Kevin Sharpe » Tue Sep 06, 2011 1:25 pm

email from EV Network;

Starting yesterday evening I have received several complains by e-mail from EV Network members claiming that their personal data is appearing on a web site called Plug Surfing. Until that point I has never heard of this website and certainly no agreement exists proving them access to personal data from EV Network members.


From my initial investigations it appears that basic latitude and longitude data is appearing on Plug Surfing along with perhaps a street name and/or house number. I am very concerned about this - indeed my own home address is listed on the Plug Surfing web site.


I have today spoken to Plug Surfing and have been assured that the EV Network data will be deleted by the end of the day. They have also told me that they will tell me how this data was obtained. I suspect that they may only have a PoI file from a SatNav, but we'll see what they come up with.


In the meantime let me reassure you that we take protection of personal data seriously and will take this further if necessary to ensure that data is removed from the Plug Surfing website.
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Re: Warning PlugSurfing App is publishing PRIVATE EV Network

Postby Kevin Sharpe » Wed Sep 07, 2011 12:09 pm

been told by email that all PRIVATE data from http://www.ev-network.org.uk/ has been removed from http://www.plugsurfing.co.uk/ so you might like to check for yourself...
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Re: Warning PlugSurfing App is publishing PRIVATE EV Network

Postby ChrisB » Wed Sep 07, 2011 6:05 pm

Glad I didnt "pay" for my renewal now :shock:

Very naughty of plug surf to snuffle that info, just been catching up on all this, its all well and good to have public places and folks who are happy to have their private details on a public open web space but in my view this sort of breach will make private people now very warey of putting any private data up :|

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Re: Warning PlugSurfing App is publishing PRIVATE EV Network

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