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The ICO first became aware of the scale of the problem in November 2002, when an ICO investigator helped execute a search warrant in Surrey. Documents found on the premises revealed the misuse of data from the Police National Computed. This discovery led to two investigations: Operation Motorman, conducted by the ICO, and [[Operation Glade]], conducted by the Metropolitan Police. |
The ICO first became aware of the scale of the problem in November 2002, when an ICO investigator helped execute a search warrant in Surrey. Documents found on the premises revealed the misuse of data from the Police National Computed. This discovery led to two investigations: Operation Motorman, conducted by the ICO, and [[Operation Glade]], conducted by the Metropolitan Police. |
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The ICO lated obtained search warrants for the Hampshire home of a private detective and his two employees. A huge cache of documents revealed in precise detail a network of police and public employee illegally selling personal information obtained from government compute systems. |
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Operation Motorman was a 2003 investigation by the Information Commissioner's Office into allegations of offences under the Data Protection Act by the British press.[1][2][3]
The ICO first became aware of the scale of the problem in November 2002, when an ICO investigator helped execute a search warrant in Surrey. Documents found on the premises revealed the misuse of data from the Police National Computed. This discovery led to two investigations: Operation Motorman, conducted by the ICO, and Operation Glade, conducted by the Metropolitan Police.
The ICO lated obtained search warrants for the Hampshire home of a private detective and his two employees. A huge cache of documents revealed in precise detail a network of police and public employee illegally selling personal information obtained from government compute systems.
References
- ^ Rachel McAthy (February 4th, 2011). "Observer seeks to distinguish 'Operation Motorman' from the phone-hacking scandal". journalism.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Laura Tyler and Phil Hartley (8 March 2011). "Fleet Street phone-hacking scandal: a legal perspective". The In-House Lawyer. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- ^ "What Price Privacy?". Information Commissioner's Office. 10 May 2006. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
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