Four PECR wreckers whacked with fines of £370,000
The Information Commissioner’s Office is continuing its crackdown on predatory telemarketing to people registered with the Telephone Preference Service, dishing…
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Google faces probe over illegal Gmail ad campaigns
Google has been repeatedly ignoring a European Court of Justice ruling on direct marketing emails to use its Gmail platform…
Truss resuscitates Online Safety Bill as UK ‘leads world’
Tory leadership favourite Liz Truss has breathed new life into the Online Safety Bill, insisting it will be dedicated to…
ICO gets £7.5m boost as legal battles continue to rage
The Information Commissioner’s Office has secured a £15% “pay rise” – which could give the regulator an additional £7.5m a…
ICO finally collars Penrith firm over illegal Covid texts
The Information Commissioner’s Office is continuing to meet its pledge to crackdown on firms exploiting Covid-19 to make a quick…
Facebook whistleblower tip of iceberg, ICO data shows
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen is far from alone in exposing potentially illegal data practices of her employer, with the UK’s…
Online Safety Bill: Bosses must act now to avoid prison
The Government is finally introducing its Online Safety Bill in Parliament today, some three years – and numerous rewrites –…
Bully-boy firms hit where it hurts for calling vulnerable
Companies that persist in targeting vulnerable consumers have been warned they face being named and shamed – and hit where…
Royal Mail bows to data audit after fresh PECR cock-up
Royal Mail has vowed to undertake a full internal data protection audit of its direct marketing practices – and implement…
Welsh firm belted for mass of illegal calls, even to dead
Welsh home improvement firm Home2Sense has been pummelled for making nearly 700,000 illegal phone calls to people registered with the…