Has Conservative Central Office breached the Data Protection Act?
- Author: Toby
- Filed under: Conservative Party, Criminal justice, Information security
Feb 24,2010
The ubiquitous Guido Fawkes reports this morning that he has received personal details of every Conservative Parliamentary candidate – courtesy (presumably a mistake) of Conservative Central Office.
Looks like a potential breach of the Data Protection Act to me.
And the Information Commissioner can now levy heftier fines …..
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2 Responses for "Has Conservative Central Office breached the Data Protection Act?"
Is stealing information a breach of anything?
It seems quite extraordinarily unlikely that CCHQ or Guido Fawkes show any respect for the Data protection Act, or any other which stands in the way of their various purposes.
One can buy details from the PNC for the price of a drink. Large cocktails, John. They use the Phoenix system which I am trying to hack.
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