Hunting and anti-hunting groups locked in tit-for-tat row over data gathering
The leaking of internal documents has prompted a row between pro- and anti-hunting groups about the legality of the other’s data collection practices
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Longstanding disagreements between hunting groups and anti-hunting activists have broken out into allegations of illegal data gathering from both sides.
Activists claim that two leaked internal documents created by pro-hunting groups suggest they are collecting and holding personal information on hunt saboteurs – activists that use sabotage as a form of direct action to stop illegal fox hunting – and further suggest the data is being shared with counter-terror police.
Hunt supporters warned about coordinated data breaches
Three hunts have been hit by data leaks, with home addresses and contact details published online by anti-hunting groups, said the police
22 January 2021 • 9:00pm
Members of the New Forest Hunt arrive at Boltons Bench for the annual Boxing Day hunt in Lyndhurst, in December 2016. Since a ban stopped fox hunting with hounds, hunts have continued with dogs chasing down a pre-laid scented trail instead of a fox
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Police are warning hunt supporters to bolster the security of their stables and kennels after three hunts were hit by coordinated data breaches.