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Nuisance calls result in a complaint every five minutes
Nuisance calls result in a complaint every five minutes
This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on: 10th January 2017 14:54
This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on: 10th January 2017 14:54
A complaint about nuisance callers is lodged with the UK's data watchdog every five minutes, figures reveal.
The Information Commissioner's Office said about 370 people a day complain about cold calling, with more than half of those calls now automated. BBC News found eight of the 20 most prolific calls came from the same company, which is not UK registered. A spokesman for the ICO said it was illegal to make automated calls to people without their prior consent. The consumer group Which? has called for new rules to "hold company directors to account" over "unlawful" calls. Tellows, a web forum for people who find themselves on the receiving end of a nuisance call, has supplied the BBC with data on the numbers most frequently sought by its users....Read More Here
The Information Commissioner's Office said about 370 people a day complain about cold calling, with more than half of those calls now automated. BBC News found eight of the 20 most prolific calls came from the same company, which is not UK registered. A spokesman for the ICO said it was illegal to make automated calls to people without their prior consent. The consumer group Which? has called for new rules to "hold company directors to account" over "unlawful" calls. Tellows, a web forum for people who find themselves on the receiving end of a nuisance call, has supplied the BBC with data on the numbers most frequently sought by its users....Read More Here