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…
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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…
ICO launches purge of ‘dead numbers’ on the TPS file
The Information Commissioner’s Office has confirmed it has finally started to remove dead and invalid numbers from the Telephone Preference…
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 – …
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…
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”…