ICO fines Lincolnshire mortgage broker £50,000 for sending thousands of nuisance texts

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined OSL Financial Consultancy Limited (OSL) £50,000 for illegally sending 174,342 nuisance marketing texts.

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UK political parties must improve data protection practices

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has set out how seven of the UK’s political parties need to improve the way they handle people’s personal data after assessing how they manage…

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ICO fines Ticketmaster UK Limited £1.25million for failing to protect customers’ payment details

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Ticketmaster UK Limited £1.25million for failing to keep its customers’ personal data secure.  

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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.

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ICO 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.

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ICO fines British Airways £20m for data breach affecting more than 400,000 customers

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined British Airways (BA) £20m for failing to protect the personal and financial details of more than 400,000 of its customers.

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Keynote at PDP’s 19th annual data protection conference

Elizabeth Denham spoke about data protection during a pandemic, in a speech delivered by video.

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Statement on the outcome of the ICO’s compulsory audit of the Department for Education

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published the outcome of a compulsory audit of the Department for Education DFE carried out in February 2020.  

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ICO fines company flouting the law in order to profiteer from the coronavirus pandemic

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Digital Growth Experts Limited (DGEL) £60,000 for sending thousands of nuisance marketing texts at the height of the pandemic.  

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Data protection guidance for collecting customer information

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published data protection guidance for organisations mandated to collect customer and visitor information.

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