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Filed under: ico

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Regulation

ICO fines call blocker seller £190,000 over 758,053 TPS calls

Elderly Aids Ltd sold devices to stop nuisance calls and made 758,053 of its own, every one to a number on the opt-out register. The regulator's reasoning reads like a checklist of how to get fined.

160 · 31 August 2026
Policy and regulation

TikTok loses appeal over £12.7m ICO fine on children's data

The Upper Tribunal rejected TikTok's argument that it was processing data for "special purposes". The ICO says the reasoning will apply to other online platforms.

24 · 8 August 2026