Sinn Féin insists its voter database does not breach data laws

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“The political system has, until now, taken a taken an identity approach: if you are a party or electoral candidate, it was suggested that you are exempt in all your political data processing. But, in fact, the GDPR only allows for a limited and purpose-based exemption,” he said.
This is likely to be one of a range of issues that the Data Protection Commissioner will want to address in correspondence with Sinn Féin.
One of the first questions that will likely be asked will be the legal basis that the party is relying on to operate the system. It is understood the office is also particularly interested in the issue of user consent and knowledge.

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