Bookmaker Data Breach

DullGreyGuy

thebullsback said:

Yet if a carry a Knife in Public i will be arrested and convicted because hypothetacally I may harm someone with it.

No you get arrested because there is explicit law against carry weapons in public unless you have a reasonable reason for doing so (eg Chefs carry their knives to work if they're a private chef or provide temp cover etc)

It will have been reported to the ICO and they have the power to fine the company if they have been negligent (akin to your being arrested). You similarly cannot claim compensation if you happen to see someone carrying a knife even if you claim it's made you more scared to go out in public or whatever. 

Aylesbury_Duck

Anyone else see the irony of someone with more than one betting account concerned about financial losses?

Okell

thebullsback said:

Email today from one of my online Bookmakers ...

Purely out of curiosity, if you tot up your winnings and your losses over the years, have you won or lost?

PHK

thebullsback said:

found this on Google.
 Under the UK GDPR, individuals have the right to claim compensation if they suffer material or non-material damage as a result of a data breach.

AI makes mistakes so don't believe that. 

The regulator (ICO) doesn't award compensation.

 If the organisation who had the breach doesn't give compensation (which anyway is normally minor and something like protective CIFAS registration or a year of identity theft monitoring) then you'd need to sue in court but even then you'll only get any proven financial loss.

thebullsback

Many Thanks for all your replies.
I have now closed all my Online accounts .

Renfrewman

thebullsback said:

Many Thanks for all your replies.
I have now closed all my Online accounts .

Your information will in all likely hood still be retained for a number of years.