Over 170 companies under investigation for rogue calls
The Information Commissioner’s Office is ratcheting up its battle against so-called nuisance calls, with 177 cases now under investigation and…
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Final GDPR consent guidance may not be out until April
Anyone banking on the Information Commissioner’s Office providing a pre-Christmas GDPR treat by publishing its final consent guidance for the…
ICO launches purge of ‘dead numbers’ on the TPS file
The Information Commissioner’s Office has confirmed it has finally started to remove dead and invalid numbers from the Telephone Preference…
DVLA data governance car crash fuels mailing cock-up
The DVLA’s data governance has been called into question after it has been forced to apologise to a Sussex woman…
Watchdog muzzles lawyers to sink teeth into SMS firm
The wisdom of companies hiring expensive lawyers to fight their corner once the Information Commissioner’s Office comes knocking has been…
Uber faces long arm of the law over 64m data breach
The Information Commissioner’s Office has warned Uber that it could be facing a massive fine after the firm admitted it…
BHF breaks ranks to lay into ICO for pandering to media
The British Heart Foundation has launched a scathing attack on the privacy regulator’s handling of last year’s data law breaches…
SMEs have already spent 600 hrs on GDPR compliance
As the six-month countdown to the GDPR D-Day of May 25 2018 approaches, new research shows you have to put…
Rogues in £4.8bn funeral plan sector face Grim Reaper
Companies operating in the £4.8bn funeral plan market have been sent a grim warning to clean up their act or…
Top universities branded dunces over data abuse claims
The UK’s top universities, including Oxford, Cambridge, King’s College and the London School of Economics, have been branded “data protection…