Alex Stevenson reports:
A database monitoring 1.5 million suspicious criminal transactions may be insecure, a committee of peers has warned.
The House of Lords’ EU committee backed the view of the information commissioner that access to the Serious Organised Crime Agency’s Elmer database may be too wide.
The database is Soca’s main tool in identifying suspicious activity which may involve funds gained from criminal activity.
It contains detailed personal records of transactions for which there is only a relatively low level of suspicion, prompting the concern from peers.
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