BT's fine of £800,000 from Ofcom underlines ICO's impotence
Data protection watchdog needs real fining powers to make firms take security seriously
The disparity in powers between the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) and Ofcom has once again been highlighted after the latter was able to fine BT £800,000 for the late launch of a text-to-speech...
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