Data industry braced for knock at door as ICO hits Verso
The Information Commissioner’s Office has put the data broking industry on red alert after slapping Verso Group with an £80,000…
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Lords cold call ban ‘to fuel more nuisance calls not less’
The Telephone Compliance Council has waded into the row over the House of Lords vote in favour of a ban…
Industry body probes huge cost of telemarketing opt-in
The Telephone Compliance Council, the organisation set up to address the regulatory threat to firms which rely on calling consumers,…
Fundraising Regulator details rise in marketing moans
The Fundraising Regulator has admitted that it is getting more complaints from consumers than its predecessor – the now-defunct Fundraising…
Tories escape ICO action despite unlawful election blitz
The Conservative Party has escaped with just a slap on the wrist despite being found to have “crossed the line”…
Home Office pulls plug on Category B prison call centre
The future of prison call centres – where inmates are paid £3.40 a day to carry out lifestyle surveys and…
Lloyds Bank call centre duo banged up for data fraud
Companies have long been warned about “the enemy within” but further proof of the need to keep a closer eye…
Bent copper gets five years for car crash data theft
A corrupt police officer, who made an estimated £363,000 by selling details of car crash victims to claims management firms…
New industry body to tackle threat to outbound calling
Brand owners, telemarketers, data professionals and trade bodies are being urged to join a new industry group which is being…
Second firm in a week shuts up shop to avoid ICO fine
Concerns that the Information Commissioner’s Office crackdown on rogue telemarketing companies is becoming paralysed by Government inaction have heightened after…