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Proposal to lower the legal threshold for the Information Commissioner바카라 사이트™s Office (ICO) in respect of the Privacy and Electronic Communication Regulations (PECR) 2003 to tackle nuisance calls and texts
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Summary
Consultation on a proposal to lower the legal threshold for enforcement of nuisance calls and text messages
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Consultation description
This consultation seeks views on lowering the legal threshold before firms responsible for nuisance calls and texts can be hit with fines of up to £500,000. The law currently requires the Information Commissioner바카라 사이트™s Office (ICO) to prove a company caused 바카라 사이트˜substantial damage or substantial distress바카라 사이트™ by their conduct and the 바카라 사이트바카라 사이트™s preferred option is to remove this threshold.
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