Gotcha. Rogue call chiefs to finally face £500,000 fines
The Government has at last bowed to pressure to resurrect legislation which will enable the Information Commissioner’s Office to make directors…
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Bosses guilty of 2.5m illegal calls hit with six year ban
Two directors of a company that bombarded consumers with more than 2.5 million automated calls have become the latest bosses…
Royal Mail slapped by ICO for 300,000 unlawful emails
Royal Mail might be licking its lips in anticipation of a boost in direct mail volumes thanks to the ICO’s…
ICO and DMA back ‘Call Time’ campaign as more go bust
The Information Commissioner’s Office and the DMA have backed Decision Marketing‘s campaign to get the Government to resurrect legislation which…
Time to finally hit rogue marketing chiefs where it hurts
Decision Marketing is launching a campaign calling on the Government to finally introduce legislation which will make directors of rogue…
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…
Year Ahead: How life under GDPR will benefit us all
2018 promises to be the year when consumers will finally take control of how brands communicate with them. Remember, data…
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…
Data firms ‘on a hiding to nothing’ in ICO investigations
Verso Group has hit back at the Information Commissioner’s Office’s handling of its investigation – and subsequent press statements – …