T-Mobile Suffers Data Loss
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In the cut-throat world of business rivalry in all fields, it is no wonder that competition is even more fierce in the field of mobile communications – everybody wants a slice of the pie. As such T-Mobile’s loss of personal data is a big blow. Employees of the company stole and sold records of thousands of customers to third parties.
When people started getting calls from other mobile companies just as their contracts with T-Mobile was about to expire, the data loss came to light. Christopher Graham, information commissioner, said that the data breach was the biggest of its kind.
The office is preparing to prosecute the people responsible. Unfortunately, in the present scenario, penalties are not stringent enough. The Data Protection Act bans the selling on of data without prior permission from the customer and a fine of £5,000 can be imposed following a successful prosecution.
The threat of a prison sentence may act as a greater deterrent, but till such time, misuse of data and data theft can only attract a fine.
Via: BBC
