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​Companies, public bodies can share personal data with police, UK regulator says

( April 12, 2019, 09:32 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The UK Information Commissioner's Office says it has dispelled the myth that new data-protection rules prevent companies and public organizations from disclosing personal information to law-enforcement authorities. The UK law implementing the EU's General Data Protection Regulation, which took effect last May, spells out rules about processing of data for law-enforcement purposes, said Steve Wood, the ICO's deputy commissioner for policy. "Requests for information made by competent authorities must be reasonable in the context of their law-enforcement purpose, and the necessity for the request should be clearly explained to the organization," Wood said. He added that the ICO was working on updating its Data Sharing Code of Practice.Statement follows. ...

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