The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office issued a 200,000 GBP fine to sole trader Bharat Singh Chand for allegedly sending more than 1 million spam and marketing text messages without consent. ICO Head of Investigations Andy Curry said Chand showed “blatant disregard of the law and attempted to mislead the ICO during our investigation. We’ve taken action to protect the public from the stress and misery these messages can cause.” Individuals who receive spam messages are encouraged to forward them to the ICO.
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