address given out

[simon195]

hi can anyone tell me, if a company you had worked for gives out your address to a third party without your consent is this against the law ? data protection act

 

[driller]

Yes

 

[tedebear]

Yes, although the police and tax man have exemption for certain situations though (criminal acts, money laundering etc.)...

 

[Sid St Singe]

Address give-away

I am a buyer for my company and I have a company credit card and my statements go to my home address. Not exactly the same as your scenario but my address has been given to a third party and the fact that it is a credit card, if their are any problems , will it affect my credit rating?

 

[simon195]

well i worked for cleaning company who had contract with housing association.. that association wrote me a letter, they had no knowledge of my address, the only way they could have obtained my address was from my ex firm... now correct me if im wrong but surely ..unless the police ask for it, my personal details that my ex firm had of me should have been kept confidential.. and as ex firm gave them out to third party without my consent..what can i do about it

 

[beorhthelm]

how do you know that they got the address from a certain source, there's many ways to find out someones address. unless of course you are trying to be under the radar of officialdom...

 

[driller]

well i worked for cleaning company who had contract with housing association.. that association wrote me a letter, they had no knowledge of my address, the only way they could have obtained my address was from my ex firm... now correct me if im wrong but surely ..unless the police ask for it, my personal details that my ex firm had of me should have been kept confidential.. and as ex firm gave them out to third party without my consent..what can i do about it

could have got it from electoral role or phone book even?

 

[Wardy]

Do you have a bank account at your current address? If so a simple credit check would have returned your current address. You will be surprised how easy it is to trace someone one.