Survey finds lower paid workers are quitting jobs thanks to crypto profits

Almost two thirds of respondents who quit their jobs after making life-changing gains from crypto had a total income of less than $50,000.

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ICO fines Glasgow company for making half a million nuisance calls

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Glasgow-based company DialADeal Scotland Ltd (DDSL) for making more than half a million nuisance marketing calls.  

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ICO fines company for illegal pensions calls

The ICO has fined Halifax-based company Parkin Beacher Ltd (PBL) £50,000 for making illegal marketing calls to people about their pensions.

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Staking Contract Migration Completed!

Functionalities on Zillion have been activated; users can withdraw accumulated rewards and continue staking Hello all, We are happy to inform you that the staking contract migration from v1 to v1.1…

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New guidance on direct marketing and the public sector

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published a new resource to help public sector organisations understand when the direct marketing rules will apply to their messages.

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ICO creates practical design guidance to help embed children’s privacy standards

In May, I blogged about how we wanted to collaborate with the digital design community to create practical guidance to support conformance with the ICO’s Children’s Code.

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ICO publishes annual tracking research

77% of people say protecting their personal information is essential, research commissioned by the ICO has found.

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ICO fines transgender charity for data protection breach exposing sensitive personal data

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined transgender charity Mermaids £25,000 for failing to keep the personal data of its users secure.  

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Nuisance calls land home improvements company with a £130,000 fine from the ICO

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined a home improvement company £130,000 for making more than 900,000 nuisance marketing calls.

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ICO fines three companies £415,000 for nuisance marketing

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined three separate companies a total of £415,000 for sending nuisance marketing to people about car finance, solar panels and funeral plans.

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