The Information Commissioner has said that there is the "modern scourge" of selling personal information illegally. This was"hugely profitable" and greater sanctions were needed to tackle it. There are calls for greater penalties as in the magistrates court the maximum fine is £5000.
The Commons Home Affairs Select Committee was informed that the profits of this selling were in millions of pounds. It will be interesting to see the reaction of the Coalition to these serious breaches.
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The fine should be higher, for selling someones personal information.
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