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…
PECR
‘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…
Rogues hang up as nuisance calls plummet in lockdown
Covid-19 might be wreaking havoc with all areas of business but it seems to have also put the wind up marketing rogues, with…
DMA joins forces with ISBA to tackle adtech data abuse
The DMA is attempting to bring some clarity to the adtech and real-time bidding market by linking up with client body ISBA…
At last, ICO issues the first PECR penalty in six months
Just when it had seemingly gone all quiet on the Western Front in the war on so-called nuisance calls, a…
ICO 2 Aaron Banks 0: Brexit chief fails to overturn fines
The Information Commissioner’s Office has struck a double blow to Aaron Banks after the arch-Brexiteer’s attempts to overturn a double…
Mail blames the ICO for blocking coronavirus warnings
Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham’s alleged love affair with the Daily Mail Group appears to have ended abruptly after the newspaper…
Rogues go free as nuisance call crackdown is sidelined
The scourge of so-called nuisance calls is still alive and kicking, with an analysis of complaints made to the Information…