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…
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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…
Graham slams ‘confusing’ charity preference service
A key proposal of Sir Stuart Etherington’s review of charity fundraising – the Fundraising Preference Service – has been slammed…
Decision Marketing hails victory in rogue call battle
The Telephone Preference Service (TPS) has dropped the need for consumers to name the company behind nuisance or rogue marketing…
Bitter pill for Pharmacy 2U after £130,000 ICO fine
Online drug dispensary Pharmacy 2U – which offers treatments for conditions such asthma, Parkinson’s disease and erectile dysfunction – has been…
ICO overhauls top team as senior enforcers depart
The Information Commissioner’s Office is undergoing a major structural overhaul on the back of the imminent departure of three of…
MPs raise fresh fears of pensions mis-selling scams
An influential Parliamentary committee has reinforced fears that rogue marketers could turn the reform of the pensions market into yet…