A news agency’s report has found private investigators can access highly personal and sensitive information stored in secured government databases, The Guardian reports. A Channel 4 progamme revealed that a London firm of detectives sold individuals’ personal data, including bank accounts, benefit claims and a national insurance number, the report states. Undercover reporters also recorded a Crown Intelligence private investigator disclosing medical details and, on “several occasions, the investigator provided information for payment that appears to be covered by the Data Protection Act,” the report states. The Information Commissioner's Office is now investigating the allegations.
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