The UK’s Department for Education (DFE) has been reprimanded by the Information Commissioner following an investigation that revealed that betting firms were allowed to use personal information of up to 28 million children.
Gambling Firms Access Information of 28 Million Children in Major UK Government Data Breach Gambling Firms Access Information of 28 Million Children in Major UK Government Data BreachEdwards said:
Gambling Firms Access Information of 28 Million Children in Major UK Government Data Breach Gambling Firms Access Information of 28 Million Children in Major UK Government Data Breach Gambling Firms Access Information of 28 Million Children in Major UK Government Data BreachThe investigation revealed that a third party private company called Trustopia accessed the information. However, this company has no role in education with its sole service being age verification for gambling firms.
The Commissioner found that Trustopia had access to the learning records service database (LRS) database from September 2018 to January 2020. The company carried out searches on 22,000 learners for age verification purposes. According to the report one gambling firm boosted the numbers of young people passing its identity checks by 15 per cent by using the database.
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