Cambridge Analytica firm fined for ignoring ICO demand
Cambridge Analytica parent company SCL Elections has been fined £21,000 – including over £6,000 in costs – for failing to…
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ICO urged to tackle confusion over legitimate interests
The Information Commissioner’s Office is being urged to provide greater clarity over how firms can use legitimate interests for direct…
Minister: ‘No hiding place’ for rogue cold call directors
Digital minister Margot James has pledged that there “is now no hiding place” for rogue directors of telemarketing firms, with…
Finance firm hit by £200,000 fine for 15m illegal texts
London-based finance firm Tax Returned has been fined £200,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for sending out millions of…
Facebook hit with €10m fine over dodgy data practices
Facebook has been whacked with a €10m (£8.9m) fine by Italian authorities over the misuse of data – only the…
Over 900 face fines for not paying data protection fees
The Information Commissioner’s Office says it has sent over 900 “notices of intent” to fine companies who have failed to…
Uber fined £900,000 over ‘complete disregard’ for data
Uber has been whacked with fines of more than £900,000 by UK and Dutch regulators for showing “complete disregard” for…
Two firms hit with £250,000 in fines for ignoring TPS
The relentless pursuit of companies which are abusing the Telephone Preference Service has triggered new fines totalling £250,000, following a double…
Directors of rogue call firms face fines from next month
It has been over two years in the making but the Government has finally passed legislation which will make directors…
Facebook bids to overturn £500,000 data abuse fine
Facebook has launched an appeal against the £500,000 fine issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office, claiming that the regulator found…