The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has released an investigation report into the use of mobile phone extraction (MPE) by police forces when conducting criminal investigations in England and Wales. When concerns arose about the potential for excessive processing of personal data extracted from mobile phones, the ICO launched an investigation to understand the privacy and data protection risks. Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham said: “Many of our laws were enacted before the phone technology that we use today was even thought about. The existing laws that apply in this area…
ICO releases findings on the use of mobile phone extraction by police forces
