Businesses warned against bogus data protection agencies

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a reminder to businesses warning them not to be misled by bogus agencies that send notices demanding money to register under the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA).

The warning comes after Burnley Crown Court ordered two men to pay back hundreds of thousands of pounds obtained through a fake data protection agency. Between 1 January and 12 May 2004 Mohammed Arshid Khatana and James Stuart posed as the Data Protection Agency and target... (173 more words)

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