Privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said that police must take care to ensure that the localised crime maps launched today in England and Wales do not breach privacy laws.
Information Commissioner Christopher Graham was consulted over the new maps and said that in their current state they do not breach the privacy of individuals involved in or affected by crime. He said, though, that there is a danger of that happening and that reviews will be necessary to check that current protections are adequate.
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