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ICO refusal to ask Google to remove links


ICO refusal to ask Google to remove links

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david123 - 21 Mar 23 2:08 PM
Having no luck getting my name unlinked to these vigilante web sites with Google or the ICO i thought I would try a different angle so have just sent this to the ICO
Be interesting to see what  their response is if they bother to reply LOL

Hello,
I am contacting you to ask if you are aware of two vigilante websites https://tedteamsite.wordpress.com/& https://uk-database.org/
Under the UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 the general public do not have access to the Sexual Offenders Register.
This is restricted the police and the courts although a request can be made under the Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme but again this is managed by the police.
The two websites above are in fact searchable databases with photos and addresses of people convicted of sexual offences so are in all but name a public sex offenders register but neither comply to any data protection or GDPR rules.
Surly these two websites are breaking the law and should be shutdown.
Please can you let me have the ICO view on these two websites.
Regards

 

Reply from ICO is pretty dismissive so I wont be holding my breath!

Thank you for your email of 17 March 2023
We will look into this, if we decide to take action then it will be on our website.



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david123 - 24 Mar 23 1:55 PM
david123 - 21 Mar 23 2:08 PM
Having no luck getting my name unlinked to these vigilante web sites with Google or the ICO i thought I would try a different angle so have just sent this to the ICO
Be interesting to see what  their response is if they bother to reply LOL

Hello,
I am contacting you to ask if you are aware of two vigilante websites https://tedteamsite.wordpress.com/& https://uk-database.org/
Under the UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 the general public do not have access to the Sexual Offenders Register.
This is restricted the police and the courts although a request can be made under the Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme but again this is managed by the police.
The two websites above are in fact searchable databases with photos and addresses of people convicted of sexual offences so are in all but name a public sex offenders register but neither comply to any data protection or GDPR rules.
Surly these two websites are breaking the law and should be shutdown.
Please can you let me have the ICO view on these two websites.
Regards

 

Reply from ICO is pretty dismissive so I wont be holding my breath!

Thank you for your email of 17 March 2023
We will look into this, if we decide to take action then it will be on our website.



I had similar interaction with ICO about the lack of GDPR, Privacy Rights, illegal centralised Register/database.  The guy didn't help me personally but took all my info "as part of their wider work (on UK Database)".  Some time later it was closed down, only to spring back up as ".org" and not ".net
A bit like hammering the head of a mole who goes back down and re-appears continously.
But, seriously, you are right in all that you say.
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Viv - 28 Nov 23 5:34 PM
The ICO is a waste of time. They won't do anything, trust me. 

The right to be forgotten is a waste of time too - they will only delist in certain circumstances, and you need to provide every possible search term you can think of linking your name to the articles. Further, it only applies to searches within the EU, so any Tom, Dick or Harry using a VPN or googling you from outside the EU will see your articles. 

Your only options are to either convince the source to delete the articles, or change your name. 

You don't provide the search terms. You need to provide a list of links to the webpages that name you.

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