Sinn Féin must tell voters about its election database, says watchdog

The Data Protection Commissioner also recommended that Áontu not require participants of online surveys to fill in personal data

The report says that Sinn Féin' database, which takes up a chapter of the document, is legal but said that voters should be told about it.

Voters should be told of Sinn Féin's Abú system by "means of canvassing and electioneering literature", the Data Protection Commissioner has found.

The Commissioner undertook an audit of data protection by political parties earlier this year after the Sinn Féin database came to light. The audit, published today, finds that Sinn Féin is "the only political party in Ireland that maintains a database that encompasses electors'/voters' data from all parties across that State".