ICO fines company £50k for sending illegal text messages

19/01/2024 | ICO

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has fined financial services company L.A.D.H Limited £50,000 for sending 31,329 text messages to individuals without consent, a violation of regulations 22 and 22 of the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).

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