London cops handed victim's new address and number to her stalker, watchdog says

The UK's data protection regulator has criticized London's Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) after its officers handed a victim's stalker details about her new phone number and home address, among other failures. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) today issued the MPS with an enforcement notice [PDF] and a reprimand over the two incidents, which occurred in 2024. Enforcement notices include specific steps offending organizations must take to meet their data protection duties under UK la