{"slug": "duo-who-sold-car-crash-victims-data-must-repay-ps118k", "title": "Duo who sold car crash victims' data must repay £118k", "summary": "Two individuals who sold personal data of car crash victims must repay £118,000 after a court imposed fresh financial penalties. The duo, previously sentenced to prison and community service for their roles in the scheme, exploited their positions at the RAC to access and sell sensitive information. The repayment order aims to strip them of profits gained from the illegal data sales.", "body_md": "**SPONSORED LINKS**\n\n### MOST POPULAR\n\n## EVENTS\n\n-\n### Overcoming the trade-offs in data sovereignty\n\nWhat does data sovereignty actually mean for your network, which trade-offs are unavoidable? 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