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T-Mobile UK customer data sold

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Dissent

As an update to a report filed earlier today, Marc Chacksfield of TechRadar reports that it is T-Mobile at the heart of the data-selling scandal. The company released a statement:

“T-Mobile takes the protection of customer information seriously. When it became apparent that contract renewal information was being passed on to third parties without our knowledge, we alerted the Information Commissioner’s Office.

“Working together, we identified the source of the breach which led to the ICO conducting an extensive investigation which we believe we will lead to a prosecution.

“While it is deeply regrettable that customer information has been misappropriated in this way, we have proactively supported the ICO to help stamp out what is a problem for the whole industry.

“We had been asked before today to keep all information on this case strictly confidential so as to avoid prejudice to the investigation and prosecution. We were therefore surprised at the way in which these statements were made to the BBC today.”

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