Bungalow marketing rogue whacked with six year ban
The boss of a telemarketing firm, registered to an unassuming bungalow in the small seaside town of Peacehaven, has become…
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Another fine mess? ICO still failing to get rogues to pay
The Information Commissioner’s Office might have been flexing its regulatory muscle over the past month, with major, albeit significantly reduced,…
Bury firm faces grave impact of making 15m rogue calls
The Information Commissioner’s Office may have let the adtech industry off the hook for the foreseeable future, but rogue claims…
Govt-backed Covid app hit by SamCam marketing gaffe
A Covid-19 tracking app, backed by Government funding and King’s College London, has been forced to issue a grovelling apology…
Bristol firm pummelled for ‘profiteering from Covid-19’
Those who claim the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is all mouth, no trousers when it comes to enforcement have been…
Welsh firm hit for making 100,000 rogue pension calls
A company which made more than 100,000 telemarketing calls to people about their pensions – even though it did not…
Lead gen firm fingered over 21 million unlawful emails
A lead generation business, which sent out more than 21 million unlawful emails pushing PPI claims, has been given slap…
‘Reckless’ firm called 270,000 consumers on the TPS
A Welsh company which was found to have made over 270,000 calls to people registered on the Telephone Preference Service…
Virgin Media in dock over ‘underhand’ email campaign
Virgin Media has been accused of using underhand – and potentially unlawful – tactics in an attempt to get customers…
ICO reveals fewer than 1% of investigations led to a fine
The Information Commissioner’s Office annual report has exposed a chronic hit-rate when it comes to regulatory action, despite operating costs…