The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is investigating claims against Kent police over data collection and retention activities, This is Kent reports. A spokesman for the ICO said, “If police forces are examining the content on mobile phones and are wanting to use that information, this would need to comply with the Data Protection Act.” He added the office is “looking at this issue and will be considering whether any action is necessary to help ensure compliance…” Meanwhile, a spokesman for the Home Office said that although information about suspects is crucial, police “should only be extracting and retaining data relevant to criminal investigations or for other permitted purposes.”
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