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UK privacy regulator calls for stricter rules following leak of Afghan data

By Patricia Figueiredo ( July 31, 2025, 12:24 GMT | Insight) -- UK businesses and public agencies have been urged to improve how they check documents before public disclosure, under new guidance from the Information Commissioner’s Office published today. The regulator referred to recent data breaches, including the high profile leak by the Ministry of Defence involving Afghan nationals, when announcing the update. The guidance targets companies and public sector bodies handling Freedom of Information and Subject Access Requests. It includes detailed steps for detecting hidden personal data.UK businesses and public sector bodies were urged to strengthen their procedures for checking documents before public disclosure in a new piece of guidance published today by the country’s privacy regulator....

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