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EE Limited

24 June 2019, Monetary penalties, Online technology and telecoms

EE Limited fined £100,000 for sending over 2.5 million direct marketing messages to its customers, without consent.  

British Telecommunications plc

20 June 2018, Monetary penalties, Online technology and telecoms

British Telecommunications plc (BT) has been fined £77,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office after it sent nearly five million nuisance emails to customers.

Yahoo! UK Services Ltd

21 May 2018, Monetary penalties, Online technology and telecoms

Yahoo! UK Services Limited, based in London, has been fined £250,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office after their computer network was compromised as the result of a cyber-attack in November 2014.

WhatsApp Inc.

14 March 2018, Undertakings, Online technology and telecoms

WhatsApp Inc. has signed an undertaking with the Information Commissioner.

The Carphone Warehouse Ltd

10 January 2018, Monetary penalties, Online technology and telecoms

Carphone Warehouse fined £400,000 after  serious failures placed customer and employee data at risk.

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