The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has been handing out fines like candy in recent months. The ICO are responsible for tracking down and punishing companies that break anti-spam rules or are responsible for incompetent breaches of data. In the wake of the new GDPR rules that came into force in May 2018, companies can be fined a staggering 20 million euros or 4% of global turnover for breaking the rules. The stakes are high!
The Breach Report infographic by The SMS Works analyses what type of companies are being caught out, how much they’re being fined and for what type of breach they’re been punished.
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