Regulator probes spam texts linked to gambling sites

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More than 400 companies have been contacted by the data regulator over the use of people's personal details to promote online gambling sites.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is writing to companies identified as being involved in affiliate marketing demanding they set out how they use people’s personal details and send texts, including where they got people’s personal information from and how many texts they sent.

If businesses do not respond to the request for information, the ICO can use its powers to demand the information be provided.

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Bill BarberIndustry editor

Jim Cremin

Published on 14 November 2016inFeatures

Last updated 13:56, 14 November 2016

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