The information watchdog has formally reprimanded the Labour Party for failing in its data protection duties following a cyber attack.
More than 150 complaints were made to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) about the handling of inquiries about personal data, known as Subject Access Requests (SARs). An investigation revealed the problem developed in part because an email inbox containing hundreds of requests had not been monitored for 12 months, up to November 2021.
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Source: BBC News
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