ICO
T-Mobile at centre of illegal data sale investigation
November 18, 2009 Written by James Middleton
Employees at T-Mobile’s UK operation have been identified as the culprits in the illegal sale of subscriber data affecting “many thousands of customers”.
Carphone Warehouse slapped after data gaffe
January 17, 2008 Written by James Middleton
UK phone retailer the Carphone Warehouse had its wrists slapped by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) this week for breaching the Data Protection Act.
An investigation by the ICO revealed that Carphone Warehouse and sister company TalkTalk had been opening customer accounts in the wrong name and passing inaccurate information on to credit reference agencies and [...]
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