‘Hounding’ telemarketing rogues get pummelled by ICO
The Information Commissioner’s Office has proved that PECR fines are just like London buses, you don’t get one for ages…
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South-east firms battered for making predatory calls
Swansea might have once been crowned the nuisance call capital of the UK but it seems the home counties are…
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 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…
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…
Nuisance call complaints soar 60% as rogues return
The Information Commissioner’s Office 25-year battle against rogue marketers is still failing to silence the barrage of nuisance calls and…
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,…
‘Freak reduction’ sees PECR moans drop by three-fifths
The number of so-called nuisance calls and texts reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office under the Privacy & Electronic Communications…