Horsham firm battered for knowingly using illegal data
The historic market town of Horsham might be best known as the home of Catherine Howard and Percy Bysshe Shelley…
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ICO whacks two Greater Manchester firms on the PECR
The 25-year war on nuisance callers has claimed two more scalps, with two Greater Manchester-based companies fined a total of…
Pinterest accused of illegal ad tracking in GDPR breach
Social media platform Pinterest is the latest tech giant to have fallen foul of data protection and privacy stalwart Max…
Ofcom puts new squeeze on overseas phone scammers
British consumers are set to be better protected against scammers who call from abroad and imitate UK landline numbers, under…
ICO still owed nearly £26m in fines as appeals drag on
The Information Commissioner’s Office has continued its mission to crack down on both rogue marketers and business which flout data…
ICO chews out recruitment firm after seeing off appeal
The Information Commissioner’s Office has come out fighting following last month’s embarrassing defeat in the Upper-tier Tribunal against Experian by…
ICO vows to root out rogues as it issues £340,000 fines
The Information Commissioner’s Office might be licking its wounds after a week to forget at the Upper Tribunal but its…
‘Threatening’ telemarketing firm hit with £80,000 fine
A Wigan-based company which made nearly 48,000 illegal calls in a 12 month period to people registered on the Telephone…
Industry educates youngsters on the perils of scam ads
Advertising literacy charity Media Smart is supporting the UK Government’s National Campaign Against Fraud through a new scam ad awareness campaign,…
Penny Appeal enforcement fuels ICO charity warning
The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued a warning to all charity marketers about the dangers of sending unsolicited marketing texts…