UK Government Accidentally Posts Celebrity Home Addresses Online

UK Government Accidentally Posts Celebrity Home Addresses Online
L-Director Sam Mendes in London, England, on Dec. 04, 2019. (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images); R-Presenter Olivia Newton-John, in LA, California, Jan. 27, 2018. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images
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Officials have apologized after the UK government mistakenly revealed the home addresses of more than 1000 New Year Honor recipients online, including  Oscar-winning directors, famous singers, and athletes.

The file, which included the data of senior politicians, diplomats, people in sensitive defense positions, popular athletes, and high-profile celebrities, was uploaded to a government website for about an hour late Friday and deleted soon after, on Saturday, BBC reports.