The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has taken the unusual step of suing Members of Parliament (MEPs) to prevent them from enacting legislation that would allow law enforcement agency, Europol, to sidestep stricter privacy rules the EDPS wants. EDPS had ordered Europol to erase data it was holding on individuals who had no proven crime record, but MEPs and national governments stepped with alternate legislation that would shield Europol and expand its ability to sell data.

The company, which has about 10 million customers, reported that data accessed on an unspecified number of current and former customers, included customer names, DOB, phone numbers, email addresses and ID document numbers.