Google's decision to stop scanning Gmail users' emails in order to target them with personalised adverts has been given a qualified welcome by privacy campaigners. The tech firm revealed the change in a blog at the end of last week. Google promised to make the move before the year's end to bring the...

Energy report: A spammers' charter?

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on: 11th March 2016 14:32
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The great smart meter rip-off: Energy giants will use devices to DOUBLE the cost......

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on: 18th November 2015 09:44
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Lead generator fined after offering to write off personal debts - Oxygen Ltd

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Type of account (credit card/loan): Unsecured personal loan

Date commenced: July 2000

Approx. balance: £2000

Date last paid (approximate date you last made a FULL payment): June 2002

Are you on arrangement or not paying: Agreed reduced/’token’...

I have an interest-only mortgage, due to be repaid very soon - months. I have had no problems with the mortgage, but I have a poor credit rating at present.
The house is currently on the market, after having looked at other options which might be available - there are none. My income is low, and...

I would like to share my success story for those who have not followed my thread.

PlanB has found a Scottish Solicitor who will work hand in hand with AAD and Jo the AAD Legal Specialist.

I cannot thank the team Niddy, PlanB, Joanna, Undercover Elsa enough and all the others...

Your AAD Forum Username
Name of Claimant
Name of Claimant's Solicitors
Claim Issue Date
Who Signed the Claim Form?...

As of today there's changes that apply to us all. Spam calls / texts!

Previously, the ICO only really had powers to fine firms if the calls made caused you damage in any way (other than civil procedures for harassment - think Roberts v Bank of Scotland). From today, that all changes. The...

PLEASE HELP!! I had an account with bank of Scotland which unfortunately had some dodgy money paid into which led to the ultimate closure of the account. I also have a Santander account which I carried on using only to apply for an online savings account, which was initially opened and closed a day...

Samsung is warning customers about discussing personal information in front of their smart television set.

The warning applies to TV viewers who control their Samsung Smart TV using its voice activation feature.

Such TV sets "listen" to some of what is said...

This is a total breach of Personal Privacy.

The TV licence issue needs sorted. It's long overdue a re-haul, how can you get a criminal record for non payment yet it's apparently nowt to do with our government? Council tax ditto - lots of people still refuse to pay for one reason or another....

Privacy regulator’s warning over accident claim calls

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 31st December 2014 19:23.

More complaints are made about nuisance calls on accident claims than any other subject, despite a ban on the sale of driver details, a regulator......

Some credit application forms ask specifically whether you own the property you live in, whether it is mortgaged or not etc. but others ask whether you are a tenant, owner etc. and others simply ask if you are a home owner.

Now I know we all understand that they are really asking whether...

Hi all, everything is fairly quiet on the personal front but had an issue arise regarding my eldest lad.

last week when we were out the baiiffs called hoping my son lived at our house.(he uses it for postal address).
My daughter sent them packing but he left a letter for my son to...