German officials bought private data for 850 euros
Data protection officials in Germany easily bought bank account information and phone numbers from the open market.
From BBC News:
The officials say they were able to buy six million items of personal data on the internet, including bank account details and phone numbers.
The data cost just 850 euros (£671), the officials said.
Call centres and lottery firms are suspected of trading in the data. Prosecutors are now investigating.
A data protection office in Schleswig-Holstein, north Germany, said it had received CDs this month containing thousands of personal data items collected by a call centre, including bank account details, dates of birth and addresses.
