Civil servants have refused to name inmates who have fled prison even though individual police forces will often identify them if they pose a risk to the public. They say releasing their names would breach obligations under the Data Protection Act. It echoes a row in 2007 when Derbyshire Police refused to release pictures of…
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Spy society: astonishing amount of personal data
Have you ever been tempted to try to find out what information about you is out there in databases? Matt Roper did just that, and sent out requests under the UK’s Data Protection Act to 46 organizations, requesting copies of all of his information. What he got back was a 2-foot high pile of records…
UK Police: Criminal records should not be deleted
Old criminal records of minor offences are a valuable tool in the fight against crime and must not be deleted from the national computer database, Humberside Police have told the Court of Appeal. The force has joined with four others to challenge a ruling by the Information Commissioner, endorsed by an Information Tribunal, that the…
118 800 may be facing new questions
The new 118 800 mobile phone directory service in the UK was supposed to go live last Thursday, but the company was delayed until Friday. Now The Daily Mail reports that the delayed launch may be an indication that the company is struggling with a new round of consumer backlash and legal questions from the…