UK: Crackdown on Firms Stealing Personal Data
David Leigh writes on The Guardian.co.uk:
The information commissioner signalled a crackdown last night on companies that steal and sell sensitive details of people's private lives after a prosecution exposed the growth in data theft.More here.
Richard Thomas, the official privacy watchdog, said he was investigating a number of organisations that have bought personal data such as details of bank accounts, tax returns and mortgage payments. He warned of raids and prosecutions after the conviction yesterday of a husband and wife who made £140,000 a year selling private financial information obtained by deception.
posted by Fergie @ 11/14/2006 07:06:00 PM
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