News Errors in communications data use led to wrongful arrests, report finds

Errors in the use of communications data led to the arrests of 13 innocent people, a watchdog has said.

The wrongful arrests were among 23 serious mistakes made in acquiring 761,702 items of communications data, the Interception of Communications Commissioner report found.

Other incidents included delayed welfare checks on vulnerable people.

Communications data includes when and where electronic communications are made, but not their content.

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