752,425 Advertising text messages without prior consent
Following numerous complaints from data subjects about unsolicited SMS advertising in connection with credit marketing, the UK’s data protection authority, the ICO, has launched an investigation into the company. In its subsequent report, the ICO found that The Money Hive Limited had sent a total of 752,425 promotional text messages between March 12 and September 8, 2020, without the prior consent of data subjects.
Entscheidungsdatum:
14.02.2022
Land:
United Kingdom
Art des Verstoßes:
Illegal data processing
Betroffene Datensätze:
752425
Waren sensible Daten betroffen?:
No
verhängte Geldstrafe:
€ 59,723,-
Violation of GDPR Paragraph:
unknown
Quelle:
Fine notice from the ICO