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3 days agoICO fines sole trader for allegedly sending 1M spam texts
Britain's data watchdog has fined a sole trader £200,000 for nearly a million spam texts targeting people in debt - almost 20 pence per message. Bharat Singh Chand sent 966,449 messages about debt solutions and energy saving grants from 383 mobile numbers between December 3, 2023, and July 3, 2024, according to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). This resulted in the fine confirmed today.
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