Claims firm hit for £250,000 but is already bust
A claims management company that made 17.5 million calls asking people if they had suffered hearing loss at work has…
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14 out of 20 rogue call firms go under to avoid fine
The Information Commissioner’s Office clampdown on so-called nuisance calls has been branded a flop after an investigation revealed that 14…
Denham gets green light to be new UK privacy chief
Both the DMA and Information Commissioner Christopher Graham have welcomed the Department for Culture, Media & Sport Committee decision to…
Bungling police fined for exposing victim’s details
Kent Police has been fined £80,000 for a “serious” contravention of the Data Protection Act after sensitive personal details of…
Private investigators face knock at door from ICO
Watch out Eddie Shoestring; private investigators suspected of unlawful practices can expect a knock at the door from Information Commissioner’s…
Fresh call for clampdown on pension reform scams
Citizens Advice is demanding more action to combat a surge in marketing from companies exploiting the pension reforms, following claims…
Age International signs opt-in data pledge with ICO
Age International has become the latest charity to pledge to use only opt-in data in its telephone fundraising activity after…
Swansea crowned the ‘nuisance call capital of UK’
Swansea has been dubbed “the nuisance call capital of the UK” after two more companies were fined by the Information…
ICO updates marketing guidance amid legal threat
The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued new direct marketing guidance, amid proposals to put the measures on a statutory footing,…
Canadian to take over as Information Commissioner
The Government has announced that Elizabeth Denham, currently the Information & Privacy Commissioner in British Columbia, Canada, will succeed Christopher…