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BT fined for five million spam emails
20 June 2018
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The ICO acknowledged that BT did not deliberately break the rules
BT has been fined £77,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office, after it sent nearly five million nuisance emails to customers.The investigation found that the telecoms company did not have customers' consent for such direct marketing.The 4.9 million emails, sent between December 2015 and November 2015, promoted three charities.BT said it was "disappointed" by the ICO's decision to impose a fine."This relates to emails concerning charitable fundraising that were sent to some of our customers in 2015-16," it said in a statement.
"There was no financial benefit to BT and minimal impact on customers - in fact, almost five million emails elicited just one complaint"We are pleased that the ICO has acknowledged that this was not a deliberate contravention of regulations. &qu…
20 June 2018
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Getty Images
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The ICO acknowledged that BT did not deliberately break the rules
BT has been fined £77,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office, after it sent nearly five million nuisance emails to customers.The investigation found that the telecoms company did not have customers' consent for such direct marketing.The 4.9 million emails, sent between December 2015 and November 2015, promoted three charities.BT said it was "disappointed" by the ICO's decision to impose a fine."This relates to emails concerning charitable fundraising that were sent to some of our customers in 2015-16," it said in a statement.
"There was no financial benefit to BT and minimal impact on customers - in fact, almost five million emails elicited just one complaint"We are pleased that the ICO has acknowledged that this was not a deliberate contravention of regulations. &qu…