Watchdog takes £170,000 chunk out of TPS fakers
The privacy watchdog has come good on this week’s pledge to sink its teeth into rogue firms after revealing it has…
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PPI firm is first scalp in major ICO data assault
A PPI claims company has become the first of three businesses to get a battering from the Information Commissioner’s Office…
1,000 firms probed as ICO goes to war on rogue data
Data firms are facing a major crackdown on their practices after the privacy regulator revealed it is targeting more than…
Brands and agencies face mega fines for dodgy data
Top brands and their agencies could find themselves being whacked with fines of up to £500,000 in the wake of…
ICO cuts off Oxygen with £120,000 nuisance call fine
Another week, another nuisance call miscreant has to delve into its bank account after a South Wales-based lead generation company…
Bungling Crown Prosecution Service gets £200k fine
The Crown Prosecution Service has become the latest government organisation to feel the wrath of the data regulator after bungling…
Peers accuse Government of stalling over cold calls
Peers have accused the Government of dragging its feet over passing laws to protect consumers from being cold called by…
Macmillan fesses up to last year’s ICO TPS warning
Macmillan Cancer Support has become the first charity to be fingered over the abuse of telemarketing rules after admitting it…
ICO uses new powers to fine lead-gen firm £200k
The Information Commissioner’s Office has used its new powers for the first time to slap a Swansea-based lead generation company…
TPS overhauls service to attract mobile complaints
The Telephone Preference Service is continuing its campaign to make it easier to complain about so-called nuisance calls by overhauling…