Oh dear. Longtime readers will recall that it was just three years ago that the Conservative conference app was revealed to have a major security flaw. The private data of senior party members – including cabinet ministers – was accessible to anyone that logged in as that particular conference attendee, with the phone numbers of Boris Johnson and others being made accessible. Johnson’s picture was changed to one featuring a pornographic image; Michael Gove’s to that of his formerTimes boss Rupert Murdoch.
Three years on, attendees for next month’s conference will be hoping security measures have been enhanced – especially as this year’s shindig is likely to require all attendees to show proof of vaccination. But Steerpike has discovered that while the app’s security – or lack thereof – is as yet unknown, concerns have been raised about the party’s website to register for the conference.
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