BNP membership list leaked 'again'

"Oh no, not again" pretty much sums up my thoughts here. The party says the 'new' list (published on Wikileaks) is a forgery and that a lot of the information it contains is fictitious - but seems to concede that it contains details of some who have made enquiries about membership/the-party-in-general in the run up to the European elections.

The question has to be *how* has the additional information (assuming it is valid) been extracted from the party's records. I had thought that the party would have learnt any necessary security lessons the last time round and could manage to avoid further information falling into the public domain - but apparently not.

It pains me to say it, but I feel let down. The party needs to recognise (and act on the fact) that whilst a lot of people are willing to support it in whatever way they can, it needs to repay the favour by ensuring that their details remain secure.

I'm sure it's not as if the party takes data protection lightly, but if data is still escaping, something still isn't right and it needs to be fixed.