UK Data Watchdog Says NatWest CEO Infringed on Farage’s Rights

Britain’s top data watchdog concluded that the former chief executive officer of NatWest Group Plc breached data protection laws when she discussed the closure of Nigel Farage’s bank account with a reporter.

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office had been investigating whether NatWest infringed on the ex-politician’s data rights after CEO Alison Rose admitted to speaking with a BBC journalist earlier this year about Farage’s accounts. Given her departurein July, the commissioner’s office isn’t planning further regulatory action, according to a statement.

“We found that an individual employed by Natwest shared information when they should not have done, ...