Claims firms facing probe over aggressive marketing
The Financial Conduct Authority is launching a major review of the claims management market, triggered by concerns over aggressive marketing…
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ICO finally publishes ‘soft opt-in’ guidance for charities
The Information Commissioner’s Office has finally published its full guidance on how charities can use the new data protection rules…
ICO urges parents to treat online privacy like road safety
The Information Commissioner’s Office is calling on parents to treat their children’s online privacy like road safety and stranger danger…
Regulators unite to pre-empt car finance ‘feeding frenzy’
The UK’s top regulators have joined forces to launch a new taskforce to prevent motor finance claims from turning into…
Brummie business bashed for barrage of badgering calls
The Information Commissioner’s Office is continuing its seemingly endless war on the scourge of nuisance calls by battering a Birmingham-based…
Most top UK websites still breaching cookie regulations
The majority of the UK’s biggest websites are still dropping tracking cookies on users without consent, despite the Information Commissioner’s…
Complaints soar but ICO insists ‘we won’t react to noise’
Information Commissioner John Edwards has defended the regulator’s enforcement record, while admitting that he expects total complaints to reach 75,000…
£14.5m Reddit fine fuels warning over kids’ data privacy
The Information Commissioner’s Office has warned it is gunning for companies which fail to protect children online after battering Reddit,…
Tech firms told to ensure AI images are sound – or else
Technology firms have received a shot over the bows over the rapid rise of AI-generated images depicting real people without…
ICO appeal ‘victory’ fuels fresh personal data warning
The Information Commissioner’s Office has reiterated its warning that it will take “robust action” against companies that fail to protect…