The UK data protection watchdog has reiterated recommendations to tracing agents amid concerns for the safety of domestic abuse victims.
After being alerted to the potential and real dangers of data tracing for victims and survivors of domestic abuse, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) conducted an overview of data protection practices of the UK tracing agent sector.
An undisclosed women’s charity told the ICO that a tracing agent had tracked down a domestic abuse victim to their place of safety at a refuge and passed this personal information to their abusive partner, prompting the investigation.