Has your electoral data been sold accidentally?

Updated
Mail falling from letterbox onto doormat
Mail falling from letterbox onto doormat

Almost one in four councils in the UK have been hit with a software glitch that means the confidential details of some voters has accidentally been shared. The councils have to share what is known as the 'edited electoral register' - and if your name is on this list, your details can be sold on to commercial companies. However, individuals are given the chance to protect themselves from a deluge of junk mail by opting out of the edited register.

Unfortunately, the glitch meant that some of those who opted out of the were not removed - so their data may have been sold.%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%

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