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‘Predatory’ firms fined over 750,000 marketing calls to elderly and vulnerable

Five “predatory” firms who targeted elderly and vulnerable people with more than 750,000 marketing calls have been fined £405,000. The companies targeted people signed up with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS) – a register for those who do not ...

16 Mar 2022 at 01:25

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UK data watchdog warns No 10 staff not to erase messages amid party probe

The UK’s data watchdog has warned that it is important “official records are kept” as Downing Street staff face an investigation over allegations of lockdown-breaking. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said it was potentially a “criminal ...

13 Jan 2022 at 20:25

Predatory marketing calls will be data protection priority, says regulator

The UK’s data protection regulator has made predatory marketing calls and supporting children’s privacy two of its key focuses over the next three years as part of a new action plan. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) will additionally ...

14 Jul 2022 at 01:01

New data laws aim to reduce website cookie banners and punish nuisance calls

Reducing the number of pop-up cookie banners on websites and tougher fines for firms making nuisance calls are at the centre of new data law proposals published by the Government. As part of plans for the Data Reform Bill announced in the ...

16 Jun 2022 at 23:30

Home Office reprimanded after sensitive counter-terror documents left at venue

The Home Office has been reprimanded by a watchdog after sensitive counter-terrorism documents were left at a London venue. The documents, which were handed to the police in September last year after being found by venue staff, included ...

07 Oct 2022 at 18:48

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Bike retailer that has branch in Kildare hit with fine for sending 500,000 unwanted marketing emails

Halfords has been fined £30,000 after an investigation found it had sent nearly 500,000 unwanted marketing emails. The bike retailer had received complaints over emails about a government voucher scheme that gave people £50 off the ...

06 Sept 2022 at 22:33

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Bike retailer that has branch in Kildare hit with fine for sending 500,000 unwanted marketing emails

06 Sept 2022 at 22:33

Halfords hit with fine for sending 500,000 unwanted marketing emails

06 Sept 2022 at 15:32

‘Shameful’ companies fined for targeting over 60s with unlawful marketing calls

Five “shameful” companies have been fined a total of £435,000 for targeting people over 60 with nearly half a million unlawful marketing calls. The firms were “deliberately targeting” those signed up with the Telephone ...

07 Dec 2022 at 01:01

Don’t pay out to ransomware criminals, businesses warned

Businesses have been warned not to pay ransom demands for data stolen in cyber attacks following a number of high-profile ransomware attacks on firms around the world. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has ...

16 Feb 2023 at 16:10

TikTok fined £12.7m after it ‘did not do enough’ to keep under-13s off platform

Social media platform TikTok has been fined £12.7 million because it “did not do enough” to make sure underage children were not using its platform and ensure that their data was used correctly. The Information ...

04 Apr 2023 at 13:31

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Experian ‘very pleased’ with outcome of appeal against ICO action

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said it will consider whether to appeal, following a ruling on its action to require Experian to change how it handle’s people’s personal data. The judgment ...

20 Feb 2023 at 12:33

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