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Data protection scofflaws failed to pay £2m in fines from UK watchdog – and 68% of penalties are still outstanding

Posted on November 5, 2020 by pogowasright.org

Gareth Corfield reports:

Scofflaws have failed to pay nearly £2m in fines handed out by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office over the past 18 months, according to new research.

Between January 2019 and August 2020, the ICO issued a total of £3.2m in monetary penalty notices but just £1.03m has been paid, according to research from SMS API biz The SMS Works.

Read more on The Register.

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