ICO warns political parties over abuse of personal data
The UK’s political parties have had a warning shot across their bows over their use of personal data during the…
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ICO chews out recruitment firm after seeing off appeal
The Information Commissioner’s Office has come out fighting following last month’s embarrassing defeat in the Upper-tier Tribunal against Experian by…
ICO vows to root out rogues as it issues £340,000 fines
The Information Commissioner’s Office might be licking its wounds after a week to forget at the Upper Tribunal but its…
‘Threatening’ telemarketing firm hit with £80,000 fine
A Wigan-based company which made nearly 48,000 illegal calls in a 12 month period to people registered on the Telephone…
Two PECR wreckers sent packing as ICO war rages on
The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued its second warning in as many weeks over rogue marketing practices after slapping two…
Nuisance call complaints soar 60% as rogues return
The Information Commissioner’s Office 25-year battle against rogue marketers is still failing to silence the barrage of nuisance calls and…
Five more rogue call firms fined but the war rages on
The Information Commissioner’s Office continues to big up its battle against so-called nuisance callers with yet another round of fines,…
Govt opens cold call ban consultation but doubts remain
The Government has finally opened a consultation on plans to outlaw cold calls for all financial products, three months after…
Brits give brands two strikes and out but a call can help
When it comes to a bad brand interaction, Brits are more likely to vote with their feet when they are…
‘Freak reduction’ sees PECR moans drop by three-fifths
The number of so-called nuisance calls and texts reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office under the Privacy & Electronic Communications…