Cold-calling ‘factory’ gets record fine after 180,000 complaints last year
by Lisa Bachelor from Technology | The Guardian on (#NNM8)
Watchdog wants jail for those who breach data protection laws by selling lists of phone numbers to companies
A cold-calling company that has been pestering householders with automated calls on an "industrial scale" will be hit with a record fine next week.
The fine, which will be issued by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) on Wednesday, is believed to be in the region of 200,000 and is the latest move in a concerted crackdown by the ICO and other agencies on nuisance calls.
Continue reading...