Sacked and fined: would-be data thieves warned again
Anyone tempted to access confidential customer data and then sell it on to make a few quid has been sent…
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Second rogue telemarketing chief banned for six years
The director of a company which pressed elderly and vulnerable people to pay for a service which was the equivalent…
£300k ICO fine fuels new call to bring directors to book
The Information Commissioner’s Office is continuing its fight to get the Government to reintroduce measures which would make directors of…
Noose tightens on rogue and lax firms as ICO fines soar
The Information Commissioners’ Office has fined 111 organisations a total of £10.1m for breaking the rules on spam and data…
Number’s up for Abbott with 12 year directorship ban
The long arm of the law has finally caught up with Reactiv Media call centre boss Tony Abbott, who has…
Rogue telemarketing chief blocked from closing up firm
The Information Commissioner’s Office has successfully blocked the director of a rogue telemarketing company from winding up the business –…
Four firms fined £600,000 as ICO bares its teeth again
The data watchdog has sunk its gnashers into four more companies which have been found to have used unlawful marketing…
Aviva ramps up campaign to get cold calling outlawed
Aviva is piling pressure on the Government to introduce a wholesale ban on cold calling for all financial services –…
Over 170 companies under investigation for rogue calls
The Information Commissioner’s Office is ratcheting up its battle against so-called nuisance calls, with 177 cases now under investigation and…
Watchdog muzzles lawyers to sink teeth into SMS firm
The wisdom of companies hiring expensive lawyers to fight their corner once the Information Commissioner’s Office comes knocking has been…