This is the article: The Times
What's new is that the Police Officer (Colin Holder) in charge of the Met's online fraud section has retired and set up his own online company. Using his knowledge he's gathered 120 million entries in his database that are being illegally offered online. Using his website you can do a free search to see if any information on you is being offered - making you vulnerable to ID theft. If some of your details have been offered online, he charges a £10 fee to tell you which info has been compromised.
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He's been completely open about the information and has submitted it to the Police and The Information Commissioner's Office. But it's still not clear whether he is able to legally hold this information under the Data Protection Act, even though by doing so he's offering a public service. He's working with the authorities to try and get a ruling. Meanwhile, if you're concerned about ID fraud, you might want to run a check before it's withdrawn.
Ian
