UK T-Mobile customers' data sold on to cold callers, responsible staff to be prosecuted

Reported by engadget on Tuesday, 17 November 2009 (on November 17, 2009)

Let's be honest, who here is actually surprised that underpaid and overworked data workers would sell on our details for a few extra quid? Given the number of uninvited calls to our unlisted phone numbers, we know for a fact that somebody has been dishing our personal contacts to those Nigerian princes and caring loan consolidators, so it's no shock to learn that T-Mobile employees have been fingered for committing the deed and are now facing prosecution. We're told that inappropriately leaked information made its way into the hands of brokers, who then "cold-called the customers as their contracts were due to expire" without T-Mob's knowledge. Disappointed by the failure of current fines to discourage such illegal information trade, British Justice Minister Michael Wills has even called for "custodial sentences" to be levied against the poor slobs responsible. So, if you're scoring at home, that's now two black eyes for T-Mobile when it comes to keeping our data safe. For shame.Filed under: CellphonesUK T-Mobile customers' data sold on to cold callers, responsible staff to be prosecuted originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read�|�

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