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So now they have admitted what they have done, is someone in the UK going to prosecute them, I wonder? It seems they may have broken the data protection act in
by sambeau 15y ago
So now they have admitted what they have done, is someone in the UK going to prosecute them, I wonder?
It seems they may have broken the data protection act in more than one way.
* First, they collected personal data about UK citizens without their permission (as a 3rd party cannot give that permission),
* Secondly, personal information was kept for longer than is necessary (it should have been deleted after it was used)
* Thirdly, they allowed personal data to leave the EU.
Note that personal data includes name and address, telephone number or Email address.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_Protection_Act_1998 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_Protection_Act_1998
- mikehotel 15y agoThis may be a calculated risk. Hopefully they did more due diligence, but a quick search shows a Dec 2011 case [1] where an estate business was prosecuted for collecting info, but was fined a small amount (< £1,000). The extenuating circumstances were that they had already complied with the law by the time the case was heard by the court. [1]: http://www.ico.gov.uk/news/latest_news/2011/estate-agent-prosecuted-for-offence-under-the-data-protection-act-02122011.aspx http://www.ico.gov.uk/news/latest_news/2011/estate-agent-pro...
- sambeau 15y agoBut they are still not complying. They are allowing people to opt-in on behalf of their friends which strictly speaking is against the rules.