Trump Aberdeen breaches data protection laws

Donald Trump’s golf resort in Aberdeenshire has admitted it failed to comply with data protection laws after not registering with the UK’s privacy watchdog, the Guardian has revealed.

The Information Commissioner’s Office contacted staff after it confirmed it was not registered under the Data Protection Act despite operating an extensive CCTV system and handling data on thousands of golfers and guests, and its staff.

The resort insisted the failure was a “clerical error”, but the ICO is now being urged to launch a full investigation by residents, opposition politicians at Holyrood, and the film-maker Anthony Baxter, who directed You’ve Been Trumped.

The MSP Liam McArthur, justice spokesman for the Scottish Liberal Democrats, said: “There is a strong case for the ICO to look into how the Trump organisation stored and used the data that it holds.

“This is an organisation which has been accused of bullying local people who disagree with it, and these substantive concerns cannot be brushed under the carpet. The Trump organisation failed to meet its data obligations for years. We need to know how data was collected, stored and used during this period.”

The ICO can fine companies up to £500,000 for data protection breaches, told the Guardian last week it had no record of the resort being registered as a data holder.

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