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Police Scotland faces scrutiny over data breaches

Police Scotland has faced scrutiny after it emerged that a data breach involving the sharing of a rape survivor's phone contents with her alleged attacker was among more than 4,700 incidents deemed not serious enough to report to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) since 2019. The force was fined £66,000 by the watchdog over the 2022 breach, which involved unencrypted data being disclosed to multiple parties, although internal assessments initially concluded it did not meet the threshold for mandatory reporting. Freedom of Information data shows that only 16 incidents have been reported to the ICO over the same period, despite thousands being recorded and assessed internally. Police Scotland said it has "robust processes" in place to manage data incidents, while the case has prompted wider concern about transparency and oversight in handling sensitive personal information.

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