ICO gets £7.5m boost as legal battles continue to rage
The Information Commissioner’s Office has secured a £15% “pay rise” – which could give the regulator an additional £7.5m a…
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ICO finally collars Penrith firm over illegal Covid texts
The Information Commissioner’s Office is continuing to meet its pledge to crackdown on firms exploiting Covid-19 to make a quick…
Facebook whistleblower tip of iceberg, ICO data shows
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen is far from alone in exposing potentially illegal data practices of her employer, with the UK’s…
Online Safety Bill: Bosses must act now to avoid prison
The Government is finally introducing its Online Safety Bill in Parliament today, some three years – and numerous rewrites –…
Bully-boy firms hit where it hurts for calling vulnerable
Companies that persist in targeting vulnerable consumers have been warned they face being named and shamed – and hit where…
Royal Mail bows to data audit after fresh PECR cock-up
Royal Mail has vowed to undertake a full internal data protection audit of its direct marketing practices – and implement…
Welsh firm belted for mass of illegal calls, even to dead
Welsh home improvement firm Home2Sense has been pummelled for making nearly 700,000 illegal phone calls to people registered with the…
Payday loan firm spanked over 750,000 illegal texts
Payday loan firm The Money Hive – whose website boasts “we understand how important your privacy is to you” –…
Insurance firm clobbered for 30 million illegal messages
Short-term insurance specialist Tempcover, a company that claims to offer “affordable cover, unbelievaby fast”, has also been shown to play…
DMC demands greater clarity on ‘grey areas’ of data law
The Data & Marketing Commission has waded into debate over firms using illegal email messaging to try to get opted…