Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy noticeThe data watchdog has ordered the Metropolitan Police to review its data protection policies after the address and phone number of a female stalking victim were sent to the defendant. It also wrongly sent out the names and contact details of three witnesses to the defendant. The defendant later contacted the victim on her new number and said he had received documents containing her new contact details from police. “One breach exposed a stalking victim’s new contact details to the person she needed protection from.