New consent warning as firm is rocked by £270,000 fine
A Hampshire company that made 22 million nuisance calls flogging PPI, personal injury claims and debt management services has been…
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Charity chief blasts ‘ridiculous’ wealth screening ruling
The row over charities’ use of wealth screening services continues to dog the Information Commissioner’s Office after a leading figure…
Industry on alert over third-party data legal crackdown
The latest GDPR guidance to emerge from the Information Commissioner’s Office has serious implications for companies both using and managing…
ICO chief Denham vows to investigate TPS ‘shambles’
Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has pledged to investigate concerns over the Telephone Preference Service after admitting she was completely unaware…
ICO admits GDPR is ‘like changing tyre on moving car’
Brand owners might think they have a battle on their hands to get their systems ready for the EU General…
Exposed: the overseas firms peddling the TPS database
The Telephone Preference Service has been plunged into fresh controversy with a new Decision Marketing investigation revealing that the file…
BHF and RSPCA were facing fines of £430,000 says ICO
The RSPCA and British Heart Foundation were facing a combined fine of £430,000 for flouting data protection laws until the…
Privacy chief tells charities ‘stop whingeing and change’
Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has hit back at claims that her office has misinterpreted data protection law in its crackdown…
Charity clampdown threat to UK data services industry
The Information Commissioner’s Office clampdown on the charity sector has stirred up a new hornet’s nest by seemingly banning organisations…
Shambolic policing of TPS blamed for rogue call carnage
A Decision Marketing investigation has finally exposed why millions of consumers who sign up for the Telephone Preference Service continue…