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| Rhondda Cynon Taf resident' details sold in data breach | Rhondda Cynon Taf resident' details sold in data breach |
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| Residents in Rhondda Cynon Taf may have had their personal details mistakenly sold to credit reference agencies due to a computer software error. | Residents in Rhondda Cynon Taf may have had their personal details mistakenly sold to credit reference agencies due to a computer software error. |
| A letter from the authority said details from the full electoral roll were released in March by mistake. | |
| RCT council said it could not say for sure if anyone's information had been released, but it tried to rectify the breach when it became clear. | RCT council said it could not say for sure if anyone's information had been released, but it tried to rectify the breach when it became clear. |
| The Information Commissioner's Office is investigating. | The Information Commissioner's Office is investigating. |
| An edited version of the electoral role can legally be sold to commercial agencies. | An edited version of the electoral role can legally be sold to commercial agencies. |
| But the letter said Rhondda Cynon Taf council mistakenly sent out a full version, without the appropriate marker showing who had opted to keep their details private. | But the letter said Rhondda Cynon Taf council mistakenly sent out a full version, without the appropriate marker showing who had opted to keep their details private. |