Two regulators are to look into the work of the Telephone Preference Service (TPS) to see if it is doing its job of protecting consumers from nuisance phone calls.
Payday loan firm QuickQuid has admitted it got hold of non-customer details from third parties, following last week's huge blunder when it emailed many consumers with incorrect demands for cash.
Tougher action is needed to stop people being plagued by firms pushing them to make payment protection insurance (PPI) and personal injury claims, consumer campaigners said today.
Gaming giant Sony has been fined £250,000 by the data watchdog for a breach that compromised the personal information of millions of PlayStation users.
Holidaymakers who have booked accommodation using LateRooms.com are at risk of being bombarded with spam after an IT glitch allowed open access to email addresses.