Boss of ‘abusive’ nuisance call firm banned for 4 years
The boss of a home improvement company which made more than 900,000 cold-calls – many of them “abusive” and aggressive”…
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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…
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…
PECR gripes hit 3-year high as Whac-A-Mole continues
The 25-year war on so-called nuisance calls and texts appears no closer to being won, with complaints set for a…
AI ‘granny scambaiter’ Daisy joins O2 war on fraudsters
O2 is mounting a fightback against the ever-rising tide of telephone fraudsters by launching an AI-generated “granny scambaiter” called Daisy,…
‘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…
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…