U.K. data thieves face two years in prison

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Individuals who sell or deliberately misuse others’ personal data in the U.K. could now face a penalty of up to two years in prison.

The previous penalty stipulated for the charge in the Data Protection Act 1998 was a fine. Now data thieves risk up to six months in prison for a summary conviction, while for a conviction on indictment, they could get up to two years, the U.K. Department for Constitutional Affairs said Wednesday.