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Fraud & Cybercrime · City of LondonElderly Aids Limited fined £190,000 for nuisance calls
Elderly Aids Limited has been fined £190,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office for making almost 760,000 nuisance calls to elderly people registered with the Telephone Preference Service. The company ignored ICO requests and attempted to dissolve itself during the investigation.
City of London2 min readTrust 42 · Craft 61 · Hype 41
Policing · LondonMetropolitan Police ordered to improve data protection after stalking and honeytrap breaches
The Metropolitan Police must urgently improve its data protection policies after breaches exposed a stalking victim’s new address to a defendant and revealed identities of 18 people linked to Parliament in the Westminster honeytrap case. The ICO called the failings foreseeable and preventable.
London5 min readTrust 68 · Craft 72 · Hype 30
Policing · City of LondonMet Police reprimanded after stalking victim’s details sent to defendant
The Metropolitan Police has been criticised by the data watchdog for sending a stalking victim’s address and phone number to the defendant, forcing her to move home. A second breach exposed the details of 18 people linked to Parliament. The ICO issued an enforcement notice.
City of London5 min readTrust 55 · Craft 65 · Hype 15