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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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Scottish Government should release legal advice on indyref2, commissioner rules

The Scottish Government should publish legal advice it received about a second independence referendum, the information commissioner has ruled. Daren Fitzhenry, the Scottish Information Commissioner, said disclosing some of the advice would ...

27 Apr 2022 at 12:25

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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 ...

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 ...

14 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Cyber security and data watchdogs ask lawyers to help stop ransomware payments

Solicitors have been asked by the UK’s cyber security agency and data protection watchdog to not encourage clients to pay ransomware demands. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) ...

08 Jul 2022 at 12:51

Critics complain legal advice on Indyref2 leaves ‘big questions unanswered’

The Scottish Government has published some legal advice it has received on its plans for a second independence vote – but ministers have been accused of leaving the “big questions unanswered”. A two-page document – published ...

07 Jun 2022 at 19:44

Change needed to stop victims being treated as suspects, data watchdog warns

Rape victims are still being asked to hand over their mobile phones as part of “excessive” police scrutiny, nearly a year on from a Government pledge to overhaul how cases are investigated, the data watchdog has warned. ...

31 May 2022 at 01:01

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 ...

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 ...

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

Children ‘safer online now than a year ago because of safety code’

Children online today are “better protected” than they were a year ago, the Information Commissioner has said as he marked the first anniversary of the Age Appropriate Design Code being introduced. Rolled ...

02 Sept 2022 at 01:01

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

06 Sept 2022 at 15:32

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