Minister: ‘No hiding place’ for rogue cold call directors
Digital minister Margot James has pledged that there “is now no hiding place” for rogue directors of telemarketing firms, with…
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Directors of rogue call firms face fines from next month
It has been over two years in the making but the Government has finally passed legislation which will make directors…
ICO under fire for ‘cavalier approach’ to spam text fine
The boss of a company which has overturned a £60,000 spam text fine on appeal has accused the Information Commissioner’s…
Welsh firm gets battered for 270,000 illegal texts
Another week, another company falls foul of the overworked but unrelenting Information Commissioner’s Office, with the latest business to join…
Pensions cold calling ban set to be in force by June
The Government has finally confirmed that a ban on pensions cold calling – including text and email communications – should…
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…
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…
How to prevent your firm from being the next Vanquis
The recent £75,000 fine against Vanquis Bank – issued after it was found to have sent 870,849 spam text messages…
Vanquis Bank vanquished for massive spam campaign
Vanquis Bank, the finance firm which specialises in targeting consumers with poor credit history, has blotted its own copybook after…