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…
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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…
Protecting your data ‘not geeky’
Consumers who gain control of their own personal information are not “geeks”, and, in time, everyone should be able to…
Play.com rocked by data breach
Play.com, one of the largest online retailers of consumer goods, has been hit by a major security breach, and is…
Wi-Fi data security risks exposed
Some 40 per cent of people who have Wi-Fi at home do not know how to change the security settings…