Nuisance calls could lead to multimillion-pound fines in UK

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Ministers considering bringing punishment in line with GDPR, which can issue fine of up to £17.5m

Multimillion-pound fines could be imposed for nuisance or fraudulent calls and texts under a proposed overhaul of the UK’s data rules.

Companies behind nuisance communications can be fined £500,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) but ministers are considering bringing the punishment in line with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which can issue a fine of up to £17.5m or 4% of global turnover.

Continue reading… Source: The Guardian

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