Data regulator fines HelloFresh £140k for sending 80M+ spams

January 12, 2024 at 06:32AM HelloFresh faces a £140,000 fine from Britain’s data privacy watchdog for sending 79 million spam emails and 1 million texts in seven months. The company misled customers about opt-in statements for marketing messages, failing to provide clear information or an easy opt-out process. The ICO issued the fine for breaching … Read more

UK data watchdog fines three text spammers for flouting electronic marketing rules

November 3, 2023 at 07:24AM Digivo Media Ltd, trading as Rid My Debt, has been fined £50,000 ($61,110) by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for sending 415,000 unsolicited text messages to individuals who had registered with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS). Similar fines were issued to MCP Online (£55,000) and Argentum Data Solutions (£65,000) for … Read more