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Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, Fraud and Computer Data Matching (POST PN 93) (Feb. 1, 1997) (full-text).

Overview[]

Technical advances in computers and telecommunications allow targeting in marketing and can also help combat fraud. This raises questions of compatibility with current data protection legislation which have resonated in Parliament. This note analyses these trends, including data matching, and the policy issues raised.