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Regulator’s advice on app privacy concerns
December 23rd 2013 Not surprisingly, Christmas Day is the busiest day of the year for app download, prompting he body responsbile for regulating data protection in the UK to warn consumers to ensure their personal information is protected when...
23 December 2013
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Last minute Christmas shopping online? Read our advice
December 20th 2013 With just five days to go until Christmas, you still have time to buy those last-minute gifts and festive essentials online. After all, the internet retailers are geared up to process your order and despatch your goodies at...
20 December 2013
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Spam texts fine for payday loans firm
December 18th 2013 Payday loans company First Financial has been fined £175,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after being investigated for sending millions of unlawful spam texts. Organisations are required to have...
18 December 2013
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Skiers warned about chalet holiday scams
December 16th 2013 Skiers planning to book accommodation online have been warned to watch out for an internet scam which comes around at about this time every year, yet continues to catch out innocent victims. For information and advice on...
16 December 2013
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Arrests after anti-Semitic football tweets
December 14th 2013 Two football fans have been arrested on suspicion of inciting racial hatred after highly offensive anti-Semitic comments were posted on Twitter following October's Tottenham Hotspur vs West Ham match at White Hart...
14 December 2013
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