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…
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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…
Two PECR wreckers sent packing as ICO war rages on
The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued its second warning in as many weeks over rogue marketing practices after slapping two…
Three whacked as ICO rogue call crackdown continues
The Information Commissioner’s Office’s war on illegal marketing has claimed three more scalps – and sparked fines totalling £170,000 –…
Five more rogue call firms fined but the war rages on
The Information Commissioner’s Office continues to big up its battle against so-called nuisance callers with yet another round of fines,…