The UK’s data protection regulator has issued a reprimand and enforcement notice to the capital’s police force after a string of governance failings related to its use of a third-party platform.
The investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) was focused on Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) use of the Auror retail crime intelligence-sharing platform, which it used in a crackdown on shoplifting.
The watchdog found that, between March 2023 and September 2024, MPS officers and staff used the platform despite it not being formally approved.
Read more on MPS privacy woes: ICO Reprimands Metropolitan Police for Data Snafu Two “security incident reports” were raised internally at the time.
“Organizations cannot allow innovation to outpace their data protection responsibilities.