Motorman

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Motorman is the codename for a British police investigation into the illegal acquisition of personal data by private investigators and journalists.

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instanceOf British police operation
police investigation
aimsTo enforce data protection laws
identify unlawful information-gathering practices
alsoKnownAs Operation Motorman NERFINISHED
concerns sale of personal information
use of illegally obtained personal data by the press
conductedBy British police NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
focusesOn data protection offences
misuse of personal information
hasConsequence increased scrutiny of UK press practices
public debate on privacy and the media
hasParticipant journalists seeking confidential information
private investigators working for media clients
involves unlawful access to confidential records
unlawful access to personal data
isAbout illegal trade in personal data
unlawful information brokering
legalBasis data protection law in the United Kingdom
relatedTo media ethics
press misconduct in the United Kingdom
privacy violations
subjectOfInvestigation illegal acquisition of personal data
targets journalists
media organizations
private investigators
typeOfCrimeInvestigated breach of privacy
data protection breach

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