Has your electoral data been sold accidentally?
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%