(UK) Post office 'dumped customer details in bin'

[Dissent <Dissent () pogowasright org>]

An investigation has been launched into allegations that a post 
office dumped customers' personal details in a dustbin.

Campaign group Scamsdirect claim they found post office customers' 
bank details, National Insurance numbers, passport numbers and other 
personal information in a bin on a public street.

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is already investigating 
similar allegations against branches of the NatWest and its parent 
company, the Royal Bank of Scotland, in the same area and is looking 
into possible breaches of the Data Protection Act by the Southampton branch.

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http://news.uk.msn.com/Article.aspx?cp-documentid=925558

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