Virgin Trains did not break data laws bv releasing Jeremy Corbyn CCTV images
by Peter Walker Political correspondent from Technology | The Guardian on (#2W8WX)
Company had 'legitimate interest' in showing Labour leader apparently passing empty seats on 'ram-packed' service
Virgin Trains did not breach data protection laws when it published CCTV images of Jeremy Corbyn trying to find a seat on one of its services, the Information Commissioner's Office has ruled.
While normally such publication would breach the rules, Virgin had a "legitimate interest" in releasing footage of Corbyn to counter what the train company saw as misleading news reports that the Labour leader had been unable to find a seat.
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