Keeping up the PECR: ICO fines two marketing text pests £330k for sending 2.6 million messages
Keeping up the PECR: ICO fines two marketing text pests £330k for sending 2.6 million messages Leads Work Ltd and Valca Vehicle and Life Cover Agency tried to exploit household finance fears in lockdown, says data watchdog Paul Kunert Mon 8 Mar 2021 // 09:30 UTC Share Copy Two businesses that dispatched more than 2.6 million nuisance text messages seeking to exploit lower household incomes during Britain’s first lockdown are nursing a combined financial penalty of £330,000 from the UK’s data watchdog. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said it had rece...
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