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UK lawmakers should probe information watchdog after Afghan breach, groups say

( November 24, 2025, 10:56 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A parliamentary inquiry should be opened on the Information Commissioner’s Office approach following its decision to not formally investigate the Ministry of Defence’s 2022 breach of the data of almost 19,000 Afghan nationals, a group of more than 70 civil society organizations, academics and data protection experts have said. In an open letter to parliament's cross-party Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, the groups said the Afghan breach was part of a broader trend of the ICO shying away from using its enforcement powers, and said a data regulator that failed to deter bad practices was not worth having.Statement follows. The open letter is attached:...

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