Poonam Dhillon, Padmini Kolhapure flag privacy concerns, question Upasana Singh over CINTAA data leak

Actors and CINTAA Cine ampamp TV Artistesrsquo Association officebearers Poonam Dhillon and Padmini Kolhapure have raised concerns over an alleged breach of membersrsquo privacy questioning alleged Upasana Singh over access to the associationrsquos data amid the ongoing dispute within CINTAASpeaking to IANS about messages being circulated among CINTAA members Poonam questioned how the Federation of Western India Cine Employees FWICE obtained membersrsquo personal detailsldquoFirst of all how is FWICE sending out SMSs and messages to all our members Where did they get our data from Itrsquos very private datardquo Poonam saidShe pointed out that CINTAA maintains KYC details of its members including Aadhaar cards PAN cards phone numbers and private email addressesldquoWe cannot let any association take all our data and send messages to all of them because they have access to it How did they get access to it I want to know Thatrsquos a big questionrdquo she addedPoonam stressed that privacy is particularly important for members of the film fraternity citing personalities such as Smriti Irani Amitabh Bachchan Shah Rukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan as examples of people who are protective of their personal informationPoonam also recalled an incident involving CINTAAs digital accounts saying the associations staff follows a security system under which passwords are periodically changedAccording to her none of the erstwhile president or general secretary had access to CINTAAs passwords and it was the staff who managed the associations email social media and other digital systemsShe said that alleged Upasana Singh sent a message to the executive committee group at around 1130 pmldquoI said 1130 Why is she asking this at 1130 in the nightrdquo Poonam recalledShe said access to the password could potentially mean access to much more than just email including CINTAAs Google Drive hard drives and other dataThe actors also responded to allegations that documents had been removed from CINTAAs officeShe said that after new people began working meetings were being conducted because the associations members continued to require servicesAccording to Poonam and Padmini access to the office subsequently became an issueThey alleged that a person had put a chain and lock on their office They said CCTV footage was available and had helped them identify the person though they did not reveal the name saying they were considering whether to take actionThey further alleged that CINTAAs CEOs office had been sealed with masking tape bearing numbers dates and handwritten signaturesldquoWe cant open it Who has given them the right They have unlawfully done itrdquo Poonam saidThe remarks come amid the ongoing dispute within CINTAA with questions being raised over elections resignations access to the associations premises records and members personal dataPoonam also recalled the discussion that followed alleged Upasana Singhs call for elections She said there was confusion over whether the existing officebearers were expected to resign for the election process to take place clarifying that they had not agreed to resign