Information Commissioner warns political parties on data protection

In a move which must surely be welcomed by privacy advocates, the Information Commissioner's Office has issued a statement warning UK political parties to ensure they comply closely with data protection laws throughout the upcoming election period. There are few more personal issues than one's voting intention, a piece of information millions of people have voluntarily handed over to 'canvassers' from political parties at election time. Each of the three main political parties archive this information for long periods of time; making calculations as to which people are staunchly 'with' them and those who are against. Many of the people...

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