MPs demand prison for breaches of the Data Protection Act
However the ICO argues that monetary penalties are a better way to deal with companies that breach the DPA
MPs have demanded custodial sentences for breaches of the Data Protection Act, stating that the existing policy of fining offenders is an inadequate deterrent. In a Justice Select Committee report,...
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