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Henry Bremridge wrote: > Quote > > The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has found Carphone Warehouse, and its > sister company TalkTalk, in breach of the Data Protection Act after investigating > complaints concerning the way in which both organisations processed and stored > personal information. > > The ICO has now ordered Carphone Warehouse and TalkTalk to improve their data > protection practices or face prosecution after both companies failed to meet the > basic principles of the Data Protection Act. > > The investigation revealed that Carphone Warehouse and TalkTalk had been opening > customer accounts in the wrong name and passing inaccurate information on to > credit reference agencies and debt collection agencies. Security failings had > also led to customers being able to view other customers' account details online. > In addition, the ICO found that the companies had not responded to requests by > individuals for information held about them. > > End Quote > > > -- > Henry > Wed Jan 16 17:26:46 GMT 2008 > ouch.. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html