ICO fne for cold calling to sell nuisance call blocking tech

[anonymous-user]

https://www.theregister.com/2021/08/02/ico_nuisanc...

Plenty of irony with this one...

[Jim the Sunderer]

fk 'em.

[JulianHJ]

Excellent news. Much more needs to be done about this, and about fraudulent calls and texts.

[mac96]

I suppose at least they were a genuine company, not fraudsters. The real problem nowadays seems to be foreign criminals trying to defraud the unwary- and they ignore TPS registers completely.
I understand why some people keep loud whistles next to the phone. Probably not wise though- it might really be your bank!

[Derek Smith]

mac96 said:

I suppose at least they were a genuine company, not fraudsters. The real problem nowadays seems to be foreign criminals trying to defraud the unwary- and they ignore TPS registers completely.
I understand why some people keep loud whistles next to the phone. Probably not wise though- it might really be your bank!

Not sure why the fact it might be your bank should make it unwise.

[mac96]

Derek Smith said:

mac96 said:

I suppose at least they were a genuine company, not fraudsters. The real problem nowadays seems to be foreign criminals trying to defraud the unwary- and they ignore TPS registers completely.
I understand why some people keep loud whistles next to the phone. Probably not wise though- it might really be your bank!

Not sure why the fact it might be your bank should make it unwise.

Well, you don't want to deafen legitimate callers!

[Short Grain]

Got a cold call from a company in Brighton asking if I wanted to book my funeral in advance! I'm 59 and live in Yorkshire ffs! I'm also on the TPS.

[Mojooo]

mac96 said:

I suppose at least they were a genuine company, not fraudsters. The real problem nowadays seems to be foreign criminals trying to defraud the unwary- and they ignore TPS registers completely.
I understand why some people keep loud whistles next to the phone. Probably not wise though- it might really be your bank!

I suspect most of them are elderly people who dont really understand what they are signing up to and wouldnt have signed up to this company if they had respected the FREE TPS scheme.

so use the term genuine lightly.

[mac96]

Mojooo said:

mac96 said:

I suppose at least they were a genuine company, not fraudsters. The real problem nowadays seems to be foreign criminals trying to defraud the unwary- and they ignore TPS registers completely.
I understand why some people keep loud whistles next to the phone. Probably not wise though- it might really be your bank!

I suspect most of them are elderly people who dont really understand what they are signing up to and wouldnt have signed up to this company if they had respected the FREE TPS scheme.

so use the term genuine lightly.

Oh, I agree. It's just that those attempting to empty your bank account are more of a worry.