ICO fines spam-happy companies £600,000

guest · Aug 2, 2021

Nuisance call-blocking firm fined £170,000 for making almost 200,000 nuisance calls
Irony, thy name is Yes Consumer Solutions Ltd
August 2, 2021
https://www.theregister.com/2021/08/02/ico_nuisance_call_ycsl/

A firm that sells nuisance call-blocking systems is itself nursing a £170,000 fine from the UK's data watchdog, ironically for cold calling almost 200,000 people registered with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS).

Phoning individuals registered with TPS for longer than 28 days is a violation of electronic marketing law, better known to Reg readers as Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).
YCSL, which in its own words sells "high quality Nuisance Call Prevention equipment and services," claims to have "helped 12,000 customers prevent unnecessary calls that can lead to concerns and worries within their own homes."
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The cold calls came to the attention of the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) after 13 complaints were lodged with it and the TPS.
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