"Reform are asking the public to hand over sensitive data about their voting habits without being transparent about how it will be used. This appeared to be a clear breach of transparency obligations under UK data protection law. Political opinions are among the most sensitive types of personal data, and voters must be able to engage in campaigns without feeling pressured to trade their privacy for the chance of material benefit."
"You have to be clear, open and honest about how and why you are collecting data and you shouldn't be collecting more data than you need. If you say your purpose is a raffle, why are they asking for people's voting intention? That seems to go beyond the purpose of the raffle. There is a question mark about on what basis are they processing this data."
Reform UK launched a lottery competition offering free energy bills for a year to promote its energy policy. Participants must provide personal information including name, email, telephone number, voting history, and future voting intentions. Legal experts and data protection specialists have raised serious concerns about potential breaches of UK data protection law. Political opinions constitute highly sensitive personal data requiring strict protection under UK GDPR. The collection of voting information appears disproportionate to the stated purpose of a raffle and lacks transparency regarding data usage. Experts argue Reform has not adequately justified the legal basis for processing such sensitive information and call for investigation by the Information Commissioner's Office.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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