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5corpio started a blog post ICO takes action against companies over predatory marketing calls targeting elderly, vulnerablein 5corpioICO takes action against companies over predatory marketing calls targeting elderly, vulnerable
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) today announced fines totalling £405,000 to five companies responsible for over 750,000 unwanted marketing calls targeted at older, vulnerable people. The ICO also issued these companies with enforcement notices that require them to immediately stop making... -
Amex fined for sending four million unlawful emails
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined American Express Services Europe Limited (Amex) £90,000 for sending more than four million marketing emails to customers who did not want to receive them. The ICO began investigating when it received complaints from Amex customers who were getting... -
ICO takes action against contact tracing QR code provider
The ICO has fined a company for sending direct marketing emails to people who provided their personal data for contact tracing purposes. Tested.me Ltd (TML) of St Albans, provides digital contact tracing services which work by offering people a QR code to scan when arriving at businesses’ premises.... -
5corpio started a blog post Fines totalling £480,000 issued to companies making nuisance callsin 5corpioFines totalling £480,000 issued to companies making nuisance calls
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued fines totalling £480,000 to four separate companies for making unlawful calls to numbers registered with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS).
Chameleon Marketing (H.I) Ltd from Leeds; Rancom Security Limited based in Sutton Coldfield;... -
5corpio started a blog post ICO takes action against company (Studios MG Ltd) for sending spam emails selling face masksin 5corpioICO takes action against company (Studios MG Ltd) for sending spam emails selling face masks
A company that sent spam emails selling face masks during the pandemic has been fined £40,000 by the ICO and issued with an enforcement notice. Studios MG Ltd, a London-based software consultancy, tried to exploit the public health emergency by sending up to 9,000 unlawful marketing emails to people... -
5corpio started a blog post Simplifying subject access requests – new detailed SARs guidance ICOin 5corpioSimplifying subject access requests – new detailed SARs guidance ICO
The right of access is a fundamental right under data protection law. And it has never been more necessary. In a world where personal data is used almost everywhere – by everyone – it’s vital that people have the right to be able to find out what’s happening to their information. More and more... -
5corpio started a blog post ICO fines Marriott International Inc for failing to keep customers personal data securein 5corpioICO fines Marriott International Inc for failing to keep customers personal data secure
Marriott estimates that 339 million guest records worldwide were affected following a cyber-attack in 2014 on Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc. The attack, from an unknown source, remained undetected until September 2018, by which time the company had been acquired by Marriott. The personal... -
5corpio started a blog post ICO takes enforcement action against Experian after data broking investigationin 5corpioICO takes enforcement action against Experian after data broking investigation
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) orders the credit reference agency Experian Limited to make fundamental changes to how it handles people’s personal data within its direct marketing services. The enforcement notice follows a two-year investigation by the ICO into how Experian, Equifax... -
5corpio started a blog post Bury-based company RAL claims management company fined £250,000 for making nuisance callsin 5corpioBury-based company RAL claims management company fined £250,000 for making nuisance calls
Greater Manchester claims management company fined £250,000 for making millions of nuisance calls
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Reliance Advisory Limited (RAL) £250,000 for breaking electronic marketing law.
The ICO found... -
DSG -Dixon store group fined half million customer data
National retailer fined half a million pounds for failing to secure information of at least 14 million people
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined DSG Retail Limited (DSG) £500,000 after a ‘point of sale’ computer system was compromised as a result of a cyber-attack, affecting... -
ICO raids business suspected of illegal pension cold calls
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) searched a business premises in Chichester today as part of an investigation into the making of nuisance calls related to pensions. A change in the law earlier this year made cold calls about pensions illegal in certain circumstances. David Clancy, ICO Enforcement... -
Data regulator probes King's Cross facial recognition tech
The facial-recognition system at King's Cross is to be investigated by the UK's data-protection watchdog. Media exposure of live facial recognition at the site prompted the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) to look into how it was being used. The ICO will inspect the technology in place and how... -
5corpio started a blog post ICO fines boiler replacement company nuisance calls made to TPS subscribersin 5corpioICO fines boiler replacement company nuisance calls made to TPS subscribers
Making it Easy Ltd has been fined £160,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for making spam calls to people registered with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS). The ICO has also issued an enforcement notice to Making it Easy Ltd ordering it to stop its illegal marketing activity.... -
5corpio started a blog post company director believed to have profited more than £1.4 million selling personal data illegallyin 5corpiocompany director believed to have profited more than £1.4 million selling personal data illegally
A former company director found guilty of illegally obtaining people’s personal data and selling it to solicitors chasing personal injury claims, has been fined for breaches of data protection and issued with a confiscation order under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. David Cullen of Middleton Road,... -
5corpio started a blog post ICO searches Liverpool addresses investigation illegal acquisition and sale of personal datain 5corpioICO searches Liverpool addresses investigation illegal acquisition and sale of personal data
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has today (27 June) searched two addresses in Liverpool, as part of an ongoing investigation into the acquisition and sale of illegally obtained personal data. Following a six month investigation, working in partnership with the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB),...