As 2015 draws to a close, the UK’s Data Protection Regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (‘ICO’), is making sure it ends the year with a bang. The past few months have seen a significant increase in enforcement action, a theme which seems to be common for the regulator at this time of year because of the rise in shopping and promotional activities.
A key area of focus for the ICO has been to crack down on nuisance calls and inappropriate data-sharing practices through ‘Operation HIDA’.
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