The Guardian reports a recent prank call to a UK hospital may have violated the Data Protection Act barring the obtaining or disclosure of personal records. The two Australian radio DJs who made a prank call to the hospital obtained personal data about a patient “without the consent of the data controller, which in this case is the King Edward VII hospital,” said one expert. Australian Federal Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim’s office has said it will not investigate a privacy breach at this time and will instead defer to the Australian Communications and Media Authority.
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