Gamers' Voice (UK) file complaint for investigation on PSN breach

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Gamers' Voice To File Complaint with Information Commissioner Over PSN

April 27, 2011

UK gamer rights group Gamers' Voice says that it plans to ask the Information Commissioner to investigate Sony Computer Entertainment over the week-long security leak that has left an estimated 70 million PlayStation Network users worldwide vulnerable because of security breaches of personal data and credit card information. Last night Sony sent out an email to customers warning them to check their credit card statements and change their online passwords after confirming that hackers had stolen personal data. Gamers' Voice criticized the company for not alerting customers to the full extent of the data leak sooner.

"The response by Sony to this situation is at best disappointing and at worse dangerous as it has left up to 75 million customers at risk of identity theft and fraud," Gamers' Voice chairman Paul Gibson told Eurogamer. "While the Playstation Network being down for the better part of the week is unfortunate, it is the continuous lack of information being provided to gamers on the potential loss of their personal details which is most worrying."

"Since this security breach took place a week ago, Sony should have notified its customers immediately of the potential loss of information," Gibson continued. :We are contacting the Information Commissioner in the UK to see what powers they have to investigate this matter further and hopefully to force some answers from Sony about the extent of this security breach." If the Information Commissioner's Office finds that Sony has violated the law in the country, it has the power to rule on any complaints filed and take action.