ICO is struggling to collect fines from companies that violate data protection rules

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Watchdog lacks teeth: 68 per cent of fines issued since January 2019 haven't been paid

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is struggling to retrieve monetary penalties issued to companies for violating rules on nuisance calls, SMS and email spam and data breaches. That is ...

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