Police and CPS scrap digital data extraction forms for rape cases

Exclusive: Case of two complainants funded by Equality and Human Rights Commission forces U-turnThe CPS and police have been forced to scrap controversial “digital strip searches” of rape complainants, following a legal threat from two survivors of sexual abuse and sustained campaigning from privacy and human rights groups.Little more than a year after a new policy around the disclosure of private information was introduced, the police and CPS have made a major U-turn and will withdraw digital data extraction consent forms from operation. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jul/16/police-and-cps-scrap-digital-data-extraction-forms-for-cases #rape_and_sexual_assault #police #equality_and_human_rights_commission_(ehrc) #uk_news #data_protection #law