A leaked list of members of a Far Right British political group known for its strongly anti-immigration views is dominated by people from the UK IT industry.

Consultants, technicians, engineers and entrepreneurs serving the IT industry are among 10,000 or so British National Party (BNP) members whose personal details were leaked and posted online. Some gave their qualifications, skills and services, including web and system design, databasing, modelling, hardware, software and technical help or maintenance.

But techies who were contacted by the press said that they were not members, and had been added out of malice by the person who posted the list.

The list is still circulating online, but was removed from the blog it was leaked to after protests by BNP leaders.

The Information Commissioner is expected to contact the BNP for the full facts of the case in the next few days. However, the list could be a worry to thousands of Indian IT workers who might find that their boss wants to send them packing. X

Check Out
Contractor UK