The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined a company £100,000 for sending unsolicited spam texts attempting to solicit leads for financial services institutions. The ICO found that between May to December 2015, the company sent 1,132,149…
Data Protection Insights
A record fine imposed by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) sends a strong message to businesses of the importance of keeping personal data secure, especially financial information. The ICO issued a £400,000 monetary penalty notice to…
The government has announced that it will introduce personal liability for directors for nuisance call fines in spring 2017. This amendment will allow the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to issue fines of up to £500,000 to each company…
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has recently imposed fines on several organisations for data breaches: Hampshire County Council was fined £100,000 for failing to implement effective contingency plans to protect personal data when…
The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined an online pharmacy £130,000 for selling details of 21,500 customers (without their informed consent) to third parties. The penalty is the first of its type to be issued for a breach of the first…
