Personal data found in recycling

The personal details of 60 people from Worcestershire who took part in surveys about oven chips have been found in a recycling bin. A woman raised the alarm after finding the names, addresses and phone numbers at a recycling plant in Surrey. Ellie Kidd, from Kidderminster, who was among those on the questionnaires, said it was "astonishing" breach. Margeret Everitt, who produced the forms, said an agency had been sub-contracted to shred the details. Ms Kidd demanded an apology from the company who dumped her personal details in a bin and said she had been assured they would be shredded when she took part in the survey in June. "You... [read full story]